Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2682 | 4201 | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 2094 | 5104 | 4988 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1408 | 1837 | 3630 | 3456 | 3237 | 3237 | 3196 | 2827 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.17m | 8:02AM2.21m | 8:32PM2.20m | 9:06AM2.27m | 9:34PM2.25m | 10:09AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:54AM0.69m | 2:24PM0.69m | 2:56AM0.65m | 3:28PM0.67m | 3:59AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1201 | 4201 | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 1879 | 5104 | 4988 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1408 | 1272 | 3630 | 3456 | 3237 | 3237 | 3196 | 2827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2682 | 54 | 308 | 458 | 1024 | 1840 | 2094 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 664 | 1336 | 1837 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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