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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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
1207 | 558 | 540 | 465 | 1669 | 1616 | 1525 | 957 | 726 | 631 | 1604 | 1785 | 1970 | 2188 | 2157 | 2157 | 2193 | 2276 | 2457 | 2754 | 3068 | 3844 | 4486 | 5182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:50AM2.24m | 9:19PM2.22m | 9:44AM2.26m | 10:10PM2.24m | 10:33AM2.29m | 10:56PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.57m | 3:34AM0.64m | 3:57PM0.62m | 4:25AM0.65m | 4:47PM0.66m | 5:11AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
1207 | 558 | 540 | 463 | 164 | 138 | 1525 | 957 | 726 | 543 | 1604 | 1785 | 1970 | 2188 | 2157 | 2157 | 2193 | 2276 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 181 | 167 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 268 | 367 | 471 | 631 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 285 | 465 | 1669 | 1616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1002 | 1111 | 2457 | 2754 | 3068 | 3844 | 4486 | 5182 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 181 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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