
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2209 | 1944 | 1753 | 1551 | 816 | 647 | 1131 | 1680 | 1985 | 1618 | 1675 | 1645 | 1674 | 1877 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1815 | 1491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.26m | 6:39AM2.24m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:39AM2.17m | 8:05PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.51m | 00:27AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.67m | 1:23AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
2209 | 1944 | 1753 | 1551 | 816 | 594 | 398 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1674 | 1877 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1815 | 1491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 314 | 647 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1131 | 1680 | 1985 | 1618 | 1675 | 1645 | 925 | 988 | 1058 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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