
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5034 | 4600 | 4220 | 3827 | 3316 | 3454 | 3678 | 3514 | 3234 | 2396 | 1622 | 2658 | 2347 | 2228 | 3076 | 1967 | 1871 | 1846 | 1989 | 1265 | 3611 | 2301 | 1814 | 1710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.50m | 4:33PM2.43m | 5:05AM2.42m | 5:25PM2.33m | 6:03AM2.33m | 6:26PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.34m | 10:37AM0.44m | 10:59PM0.39m | 11:29AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.46m | 12:25PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 4220 | 3827 | 3316 | 3454 | — | 3514 | 3234 | 2396 | 1152 | 2658 | 2347 | 2228 | 3076 | 1967 | 1871 | 1846 | 1989 | 1202 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | — | 687 | — | 549 | 1622 | — | 512 | — | — | — | — | 485 | 259 | 1265 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
5034 | 4600 | 2085 | — | — | 1592 | 3678 | — | 470 | — | — | — | — | 906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3611 | 2301 | 1814 | 1710 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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