Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 620 | 589 | 422 | 325 | 312 | 315 | 497 | 742 | 675 | 683 | 506 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1634 | 1634 | 1452 | 1505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.48m | 12:51PM2.54m | 1:09AM2.56m | 1:40PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.33m | 6:42AM0.12m | 7:07PM0.23m | 7:31AM0.05m | 7:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 643 | 620 | 589 | 422 | 325 | 312 | 217 | 497 | 742 | 675 | 683 | 506 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1634 | 1634 | 1452 | 1505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 12 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WNW 15 | ESE 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 85 | — | 3 | 44 | 104 | 186 | 315 | 151 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 322 | 39 | 56 | 49 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | SW 21 | WNW 8 | — | ESE 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 38 | — | — | 18 | 11 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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