Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1761 | 1496 | 2285 | 2285 | 4356 | 4187 | 1537 | 1130 | 996 | 943 | 982 | 1673 | 2501 | 5761 | 5715 | 5896 | 5747 | 5788 | 5369 | 3669 | 2948 | 2650 | 1387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.24m | 00:07AM2.32m | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1761 | 1496 | 2285 | 2285 | — | — | 1537 | 627 | 655 | 739 | 821 | 480 | — | 5761 | 5715 | 5896 | 5747 | 5788 | 5369 | 3669 | 2948 | 2650 | 1387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 336 | 673 | 102 | — | — | — | 346 | 1130 | 996 | 943 | 982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 531 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 480 | 566 | 508 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 183 | 378 | 4356 | 4187 | 775 | 359 | — | — | — | 1673 | 2501 | 1419 | — | — | — | — | 2960 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 14 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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