Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2422 | 2276 | 2226 | 1922 | 1524 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 353 | 293 | 731 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM2.22m | 12:49PM2.27m | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.55m | 6:45AM0.43m | 7:02PM0.46m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2422 | 2276 | 2226 | 1922 | 1524 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 353 | 293 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | NW 10 | ESE 7 | NW 9 | N 9 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 213 | 47 | 47 | 91 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 24 | NW 9 | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 71 | 63 | 54 | 50 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 731 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 213 | 295 | 295 | 477 | 45 | 648 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 181 | 45 |
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