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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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | |
367 | 282 | 209 | 184 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 193 | 190 | 230 | 222 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 142 | 140 | 123 | 104 | 161 | 1039 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:58AM2.29m | 1:22PM2.32m | 1:35AM2.26m | 2:01PM2.29m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.73m | 7:16AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.73m | 7:55AM0.64m | 8:15PM0.74m | 8:32AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | SW 12 |
367 | 282 | 209 | 184 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 193 | 190 | 230 | 222 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 142 | 140 | 123 | 104 | 161 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 |
13 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 71 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 112 | 59 | 121 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | S 8 | W 6 | WNW 14 | NE 4 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | W 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | W 5 | WSW 18 | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 72 | 12 | 30 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 12 |
1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | 43 | 1039 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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