Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1532 | 1311 | 1182 | 919 | 904 | 761 | 633 | 421 | 513 | 264 | 495 | 411 | 730 | 1140 | 1437 | 2049 | 2632 | 3101 | 4209 | 4624 | 5603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM2.31m | 00:25AM2.38m | 12:49PM2.40m | 1:03AM2.47m | 1:27PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.43m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:47AM0.35m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.31m | 7:44PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 24 | WSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1532 | 1311 | 1182 | 919 | 904 | 761 | 633 | 421 | 513 | 261 | 11 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | — | W 24 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 52 | — | 12 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 264 | 495 | 411 | 730 | 1140 | 1437 | 2049 | 2632 | 3101 | 4209 | 4624 | 5603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 124 | 189 | 147 | 222 | 222 | 295 | 222 | 223 | 189 |
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