Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1682 | 1487 | 1342 | 1207 | 1134 | 1134 | 1028 | 1077 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1189 | 2097 | 1997 | 1606 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1671 | 1955 | 1999 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.20m | 8:51PM2.16m | 9:30AM2.21m | 9:59PM2.21m | 10:33AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.67m | 3:13AM0.53m | 3:48PM0.63m | 4:19AM0.46m | 4:52PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1682 | 1487 | 1342 | 1207 | 1134 | 1134 | 1028 | 1077 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1189 | 2097 | 1997 | 1606 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1671 | 1955 | 1999 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 644 | 60 | — | 59 | 69 | 147 | 259 | 249 | 191 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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