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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | |
152 | 154 | 136 | 196 | 190 | 226 | 269 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 218 | 180 | 317 | 140 | 112 | 104 | 206 | 235 | 228 | 160 | 152 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.32m | 1:35AM2.26m | 2:01PM2.29m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.73m | 7:55AM0.64m | 8:15PM0.74m | 8:32AM0.65m | 8:53PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 |
152 | 154 | 136 | 196 | 64 | 226 | 269 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 218 | 180 | 38 | 140 | 112 | 104 | 206 | 235 | 228 | 160 | 67 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 11 |
42 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 190 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 61 | 14 | 121 | 137 | 132 | 134 | 152 | 147 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | NE 4 | W 14 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 11 | W 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 11 | W 11 |
5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 72 | 59 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 123 | 112 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 317 | 51 | 23 | — | — | 31 | 80 | 78 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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