Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2511 | 1960 | 1780 | 1022 | 850 | 604 | 441 | 397 | 343 | 603 | 1064 | 1098 | 925 | 1058 | 1695 | 1452 | 461 | 468 | 1194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.27m | 6:59AM2.28m | 7:29PM2.22m | 8:07AM2.23m | 8:37PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.45m | 1:18PM0.59m | 1:52AM0.48m | 2:23PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2511 | 1960 | 1780 | 1022 | 850 | 604 | 441 | 284 | 343 | 603 | 1064 | 1098 | 925 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 156 | 190 | 186 | 230 | 251 | 397 | 286 | 206 | 145 | 147 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 1058 | 1695 | 1452 | 461 | 468 | 1194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 147 | 124 |
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