
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3479 | 3731 | 2989 | 3072 | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | 4037 | 4936 | 3135 | 2460 | 1929 | 1561 | 1286 | 1120 | 995 | 825 | 501 | 390 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.46m | 3:29AM2.47m | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:10AM2.39m | 4:22PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.46m | 9:48AM0.57m | 10:06PM0.56m | 10:29AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
3479 | 3731 | 2989 | 3072 | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | — | — | 3135 | 2460 | 1929 | 1561 | 1286 | 1120 | 995 | 825 | 501 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | 804 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 78 | 359 | 356 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 266 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 |
2083 | 2247 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 4037 | 4936 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 134 | 181 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 504 | 224 |
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