
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
891 | 850 | 846 | 1007 | 1374 | 3550 | 2849 | 4033 | 4343 | 11218 | 11723 | 12538 | 14067 | 15148 | 14492 | 12838 | 13738 | 15617 | 14542 | 15490 | 17787 | 16745 | 16020 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM2.44m | 00:00AM2.48m | 12:30PM2.51m | 00:47AM2.56m | 1:15PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.31m | 6:22AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.24m | 7:09AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
891 | 850 | 846 | 1007 | 1374 | — | 2849 | 4033 | 4343 | — | 7 | 12538 | 14067 | — | 14492 | 12838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
332 | 341 | 491 | 644 | 594 | — | 1214 | 799 | 1307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 86 | — | 178 | 318 | — | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3550 | 2696 | 2506 | 2688 | 11218 | 11723 | 5495 | 5792 | 15148 | 5989 | — | 13738 | 15617 | 14542 | 15490 | 17787 | 16745 | 16020 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 216 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 341 | 222 | 148 | 183 | 45 | 183 | 181 | 185 | 189 | 262 | 343 | 506 |
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