
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
2626 | 2626 | 2890 | 2976 | 2707 | 2598 | 2348 | 2057 | 2187 | 1544 | 1295 | 1726 | 1475 | 1475 | 1267 | 1043 | 854 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.19m | 1:21PM2.24m | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.51m | 7:33PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
2626 | 2626 | 2890 | 2976 | 2707 | 2598 | 2348 | 2057 | 2187 | 1544 | 1295 | 1726 | 1475 | 1475 | 1267 | 1043 | 854 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 545 | 532 | 91 | 218 | 289 | 454 | 322 | 380 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | W 24 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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