Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5006 | 3879 | 3240 | 2487 | 2109 | 1894 | 1405 | 1170 | 1044 | 822 | 636 | 605 | 491 | 392 | 392 | 443 | 1124 | 650 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM2.18m | 9:48AM2.27m | 10:13PM2.27m | 10:47AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.67m | 3:33AM0.50m | 4:10PM0.56m | 4:36AM0.37m | 5:08PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5006 | 3879 | 3240 | 2487 | 2109 | 1894 | 1405 | 1170 | 1044 | 822 | 636 | 605 | 491 | 392 | 392 | 443 | 398 | 650 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 46 | 47 | 112 | 110 | 175 | 294 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 21 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1124 | 400 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 |
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