Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2226 | 1922 | 1524 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 637 | 617 | 317 | 421 | 386 | 293 | 653 | 404 | 355 | 994 | 1676 | 2562 | 3438 | 4658 | 6215 | 7726 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM2.22m | 12:49PM2.27m | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.43m | 7:02PM0.46m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2226 | 1922 | 1524 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 637 | 617 | 317 | 421 | 386 | 293 | 4 | 4 | 247 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | W 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | NE 4 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 213 | 47 | 47 | 91 | — | — | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 60 | 71 | 61 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 653 | 404 | 355 | 994 | 1676 | 2562 | 3438 | 4658 | 6215 | 7726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 295 | 512 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 45 | 134 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 181 |
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