
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, 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 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3512 | 3582 | 3709 | 3709 | 3463 | 3107 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 | 1551 | 966 | 712 | 616 | 1106 | 1742 | 1666 | 1853 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.37m | 5:42AM2.33m | 6:07PM2.26m | 6:39AM2.24m | 7:05PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.51m | 12:03PM0.51m | 00:27AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
3512 | 3582 | 3709 | 3709 | 3463 | 3107 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 | 1551 | 966 | 277 | 549 | 373 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 712 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
1797 | 1826 | 1667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 616 | 1106 | 1742 | 1666 | 1853 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 45 | 124 |
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