
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
943 | 822 | 636 | 569 | 491 | 392 | 368 | 416 | 908 | 1121 | 1027 | 1008 | 875 | 850 | 1027 | 1100 | 1432 | 3197 | 2907 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.27m | 10:47AM2.35m | 11:10PM2.38m | 11:41AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.56m | 4:36AM0.37m | 5:08PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | WSW 13 |
943 | 822 | 636 | 569 | 491 | 392 | 368 | 416 | 908 | 1121 | 1027 | 1008 | 875 | 850 | 1027 | 1100 | 1432 | — | 2907 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | 31 | 31 | 46 | 47 | 112 | 110 | 175 | 216 | 261 | 332 | 332 | 338 | 491 | 541 | 587 | — | 1257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 23 |
— | — | — | 18 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 86 | — | 180 | 347 | — | 347 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | 617 | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3197 | 1687 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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