
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
336 | 1094 | 265 | 235 | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | 3642 | 3912 | 2989 | 3072 | 3775 | 3133 | 3134 | 3371 | 3570 | 3353 | 2713 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM2.50m | 2:48AM2.52m | 3:07PM2.46m | 3:29AM2.47m | 3:45PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.39m | 9:08AM0.46m | 9:26PM0.46m | 9:48AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
336 | 74 | 265 | 235 | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | 3642 | 3912 | 2989 | 3072 | 3775 | 3133 | 3134 | 3371 | — | 3353 | 2713 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | — | 131 | 35 | 78 | 368 | — | — | — | — | 804 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 211 | 209 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 13 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — |
62 | 1094 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 2083 | 2441 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 3570 | 2185 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 147 | 17 |
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