
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1960 | 1760 | 1420 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 1070 | 1278 | 1145 | 972 | 1160 | 1277 | 1530 | 1424 | 2895 | 4139 | 4435 | 5410 | 7446 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05PM2.12m | 8:40AM2.13m | 9:04PM2.10m | 9:37AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.81m | 2:22AM0.82m | 2:48PM0.90m | 3:21AM0.85m | 3:49PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
1960 | 1760 | 1420 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 1070 | 1278 | 1145 | 972 | 1160 | 1277 | 1530 | 1424 | 2895 | 4139 | 4435 | 5410 | 7446 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2647 | 2955 | 3888 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 124 |
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