Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3454 | 3678 | 3463 | 3295 | 2592 | 2821 | 2798 | 2632 | 2471 | 2352 | 2267 | 2186 | 2124 | 1345 | 2416 | 3256 | 2371 | 2015 | 1861 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.43m | 5:05AM2.42m | 5:25PM2.33m | 6:03AM2.33m | 6:26PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.39m | 11:29AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.46m | 12:25PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3454 | 3678 | 3463 | 3295 | 2592 | 2821 | 2798 | 2632 | 2471 | 2352 | 2267 | 2186 | 2124 | 1345 | 576 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 687 | — | 494 | — | — | — | 519 | — | — | — | 465 | 1159 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 305 | — | 524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2416 | 3256 | 2371 | 2015 | 1861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 141 | 181 | 124 | 147 | 181 |
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