Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 13 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 922 | 1230 | 1456 | 2377 | 3000 | 2785 | 2197 | 1979 | 2161 | 1302 | 1513 | 1544 | 1299 | 1263 | 1393 | 1347 | 1454 | 1125 | 2358 | 3611 | 4889 | 6878 | 9868 | 8904 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | 2:19AM2.57m | 2:41PM2.52m | 3:08AM2.57m | 3:28PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | 8:43AM0.37m | 9:03PM0.30m | 9:31AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 846 | 1230 | 1456 | 2377 | 3000 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 98 | 29 | 1125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 922 | 998 | 781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 82 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1740 | 2785 | 2197 | 1979 | 2161 | 1302 | 1513 | 1544 | 1299 | 1263 | 1393 | 1347 | 1454 | 323 | 2358 | 3611 | 4889 | 6878 | 9868 | 8904 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 650 | 650 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 341 | 181 | 147 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 134 | 134 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 181 | 185 | 147 |
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