
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4203 | 4245 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2655 | 2359 | 2146 | 1223 | 864 | 773 | 843 | 957 | 2385 | 2451 | 2566 | 1119 | 1862 | 1365 | 1331 | 1025 | 883 | 827 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.51m | 4:22AM2.46m | 4:56PM2.42m | 5:19AM2.39m | 5:51PM2.33m | 6:18AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:46AM0.24m | 11:12PM0.43m | 11:43AM0.34m | 00:08AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | SW 13 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
19 | 4245 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2655 | 2359 | 2146 | 1223 | 690 | 773 | 843 | 712 | — | 319 | 395 | 791 | — | 381 | 1010 | 972 | 807 | 694 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
— | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 45 | 270 | 864 | 723 | 791 | 364 | — | — | — | 381 | — | — | 230 | 322 | 306 | 232 | 301 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 101 | 188 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 71 | 67 | 67 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 |
4203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 957 | 2385 | 2451 | 2566 | 1119 | 1862 | 1365 | 1331 | 1025 | 883 | 827 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 124 | 11 | 124 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
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