
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
996 | 943 | 2815 | 1837 | 2751 | 2798 | 6315 | 6230 | 6336 | 5603 | 4338 | 3615 | 3066 | 1772 | 1280 | 1077 | 917 | 1065 | 1957 | 2096 | 2166 | 2041 | 2655 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 13 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
709 | 739 | 2815 | 480 | — | 1030 | 6315 | 6230 | 6336 | 5603 | 4338 | 3615 | 3066 | 1772 | 1280 | 1077 | 917 | 1065 | 1957 | 2096 | 2166 | 2041 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
996 | 943 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 531 | 610 | 908 | 690 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
566 | 508 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | W 12 |
— | — | — | 1837 | 2751 | 2798 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1809 | 705 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 2655 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 181 |
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