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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | |
431 | 350 | 356 | 402 | 267 | 258 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 93 | 675 | 1743 | 856 | 1151 | 1520 | 2270 | 2429 | 2629 | 2968 | 2948 | 2798 | 2553 | 2377 | 2640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:38AM2.47m | 4:17PM2.48m | 4:38AM2.39m | 5:16PM2.38m | 5:42AM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.41m | 10:04AM0.28m | 10:34PM0.46m | 11:04AM0.34m | 11:33PM0.51m | 12:06PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — |
431 | 350 | 356 | 402 | 267 | 258 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 675 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 95 | 2629 | 2968 | 2948 | 2798 | 2553 | 2377 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 88 | 92 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 93 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 5 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 15 | 16 | — | 13 | 32 | 7 | 93 | 24 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | W 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1743 | 856 | 1151 | 1520 | 2270 | 2429 | 1252 | 1437 | — | — | — | 1174 | 2640 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 93 | 222 | 713 | 222 | 222 | 147 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
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