Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1753 | 1551 | 816 | 647 | 823 | 1647 | 1760 | 1591 | 1587 | 1674 | 1674 | 1877 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1760 | 1442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.26m | 6:39AM2.24m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:39AM2.17m | 8:05PM2.12m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.67m | 1:23AM0.75m | 1:50PM0.81m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1753 | 1551 | 816 | 536 | 494 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1674 | 1877 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1760 | 1442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 277 | 647 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 823 | 1647 | 1760 | 1591 | 1587 | 1674 | 911 | 1009 | 1058 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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