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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
726 | 631 | 1736 | 1864 | 2080 | 2050 | 2188 | 2020 | 1886 | 1990 | 1831 | 2515 | 3024 | 3500 | 4186 | 4163 | 4554 | 4814 | 4654 | 4275 | 3716 | 3336 | 2939 | 2613 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:44AM2.26m | 10:10PM2.24m | 10:33AM2.29m | 10:56PM2.27m | 11:19AM2.32m | 11:39PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.62m | 4:25AM0.65m | 4:47PM0.66m | 5:11AM0.64m | 5:34PM0.69m | 5:55AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 14 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
726 | 533 | 1736 | 1864 | 2080 | 2050 | 2188 | 2020 | 1886 | 1990 | 1831 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 4554 | 20 | 4654 | 4275 | 3716 | 3336 | 2939 | 2613 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
471 | 631 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 822 | 874 | 54 | 2515 | 3024 | 3500 | 4186 | 4163 | 2228 | 4814 | 2020 | 1825 | 1737 | 1505 | 1321 | 1303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 45 | 181 | 181 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 3 |
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