Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 872 | 902 | 902 | 808 | 683 | 1010 | 1158 | 1280 | 1613 | 2062 | 2509 | 4547 | 5693 | 5614 | 5566 | 4925 | 4563 | 4363 | 4072 | 3940 | 3606 | 3347 | 2581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.08m | 6:41PM1.99m | 7:21AM2.00m | 7:45PM1.93m | 8:23AM1.96m | 8:50PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.94m | 1:12AM0.87m | 1:38PM0.96m | 2:13AM0.87m | 2:40PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 872 | 902 | 902 | 808 | 683 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 333 | 13 | 31 | 1010 | 1158 | 1280 | 1613 | 2062 | 2509 | 4547 | 5693 | 5614 | 5566 | 4925 | 4563 | 4363 | 4072 | 3940 | 3606 | 3347 | 2581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 147 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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