Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1660 | 2139 | 2700 | 3099 | 2827 | 2590 | 2512 | 3090 | 3383 | 2773 | 2257 | 1836 | 1528 | 1280 | 1138 | 959 | 971 | 573 | 854 | 619 | 540 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | 4:36PM2.15m | 5:09AM2.16m | 5:19PM2.07m | 5:53AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.68m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:03PM0.73m | 11:25AM0.84m | 11:48PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2590 | 2512 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2257 | 1836 | 1528 | 1280 | 1138 | 959 | 37 | 573 | 854 | 619 | 540 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 196 | 84 | 81 | 120 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1660 | 2139 | 2700 | 3099 | 2827 | 1400 | 1174 | 3090 | 3383 | 2773 | 1134 | 870 | — | — | — | — | 971 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 580 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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