
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1866 | 1761 | 1592 | 2285 | 2479 | 3823 | 4187 | 1393 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 2650 | 1706 | 2806 | 6041 | 6048 | 5896 | 6002 | 5788 | 5119 | 3859 | 2740 | 2471 | 1243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.20m | 11:48AM2.24m | 00:07AM2.32m | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
1866 | 1761 | 1592 | 2285 | 2479 | — | — | 1393 | 1145 | 627 | 739 | 2650 | 480 | — | 6041 | 6048 | 5896 | 6002 | 5788 | — | 3859 | 2740 | 2471 | 1243 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
157 | 336 | 673 | 102 | — | — | — | 346 | 480 | 996 | 996 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 508 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — |
1121 | — | — | 183 | 330 | 3823 | 4187 | 660 | 593 | — | — | — | 1706 | 2806 | 1803 | — | — | — | — | 5119 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 14 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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