Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4570 | 3387 | 2948 | 2444 | 2293 | 2303 | 2318 | 2490 | 2718 | 2496 | 2056 | 815 | 1418 | 1700 | 1891 | 1854 | 1384 | 1108 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.99m | 10:17AM2.04m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.89m | 4:10AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.79m | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 24 | — | SW 22 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 2948 | 2444 | 2293 | 2303 | 2318 | 11 | — | 18 | 2056 | 815 | 1418 | 37 | 14 | 30 | — | — | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | SW 22 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 383 | 16 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4570 | 3387 | 243 | 270 | 297 | 1172 | — | 2490 | 2718 | 2496 | 1181 | — | — | 1700 | 1891 | 1854 | 1384 | 1108 | 816 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 183 | 45 | 124 |
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