Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2196 | 2113 | 2113 | 2221 | 3286 | 3989 | 3619 | 3163 | 2444 | 2338 | 2354 | 2354 | 2490 | 2718 | 2496 | 963 | 876 | 1155 | 1633 | 1747 | 1633 | 1432 | 1138 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.98m | 9:48PM1.99m | 10:17AM2.04m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.83m | 3:42PM0.89m | 4:10AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.79m | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 24 | — | SW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2196 | 2113 | 2113 | 2221 | — | — | — | — | 2444 | 2338 | 2354 | 2354 | 11 | — | 18 | 504 | 440 | 297 | 15 | — | — | — | 45 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 22 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1139 | 3286 | 3989 | 3619 | 3163 | 295 | 297 | 1155 | — | 2490 | 2718 | 2496 | 963 | 876 | 1155 | 1633 | 1747 | 1633 | 1432 | 1138 | 878 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 147 | 45 |
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