Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
850 | 692 | 415 | 1124 | 990 | 1394 | 1056 | 1358 | 611 | 326 | 422 | 414 | 431 | 580 | 573 | 1037 | 5973 | 13937 | 20984 | 21742 | 19050 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.06m | 8:23PM2.01m | 9:00AM2.04m | 9:24PM2.01m | 9:57AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.97m | 2:43AM0.89m | 3:14PM0.98m | 3:45AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
850 | 692 | 304 | 1124 | 990 | 1394 | 1056 | 1358 | 611 | 326 | 422 | 414 | 431 | 378 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | 120 | 415 | 181 | 413 | — | 249 | 130 | 350 | 195 | 298 | 362 | 411 | 580 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | — | 76 | — | 137 | 232 | 152 | 150 | 186 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 551 | 1037 | 5973 | 13937 | 20984 | 21742 | 19050 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 223 | 654 | 654 | 504 | 496 |
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