
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1597 | 1699 | 1944 | 2243 | 2764 | 3371 | 3622 | 3820 | 3873 | 4089 | 3842 | 3408 | 3200 | 2742 | 2662 | 2421 | 2113 | 1939 | 1775 | 1990 | 1915 | 2276 | 2560 | 2633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15PM2.20m | 11:41AM2.24m | 11:59PM2.21m | 12:24PM2.25m | 00:40AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.83m | 5:34AM0.73m | 5:59PM0.81m | 6:18AM0.69m | 6:42PM0.76m | 6:59AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1597 | 1699 | 1944 | 2243 | 2764 | 3371 | 3622 | 3820 | 3873 | 4089 | 3842 | 3408 | 3200 | 2742 | — | 2421 | 2113 | 1939 | 1775 | 1990 | 1915 | 2276 | 2560 | 2633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
— | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 219 | 397 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1785 | — | — | 1464 | 1423 | 2662 | 1161 | 1013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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