Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 190 | 190 | 174 | 180 | 215 | 215 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 226 | 222 | 214 | 198 | 164 | 330 | 1206 | 2182 | 2522 | 2635 | 2245 | 2180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.36m | 11:57AM2.35m | 00:18AM2.41m | 12:42PM2.38m | 1:03AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.52m | 5:47AM0.47m | 6:13PM0.50m | 6:36AM0.49m | 6:58PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 190 | 190 | 174 | 180 | 215 | 215 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 226 | 222 | 214 | 198 | 163 | 222 | 1206 | 2182 | 2522 | 2635 | 2245 | 2180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 88 | 63 | 24 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 132 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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