
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3072 | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | 3354 | 4430 | 3135 | 2460 | 1929 | 1561 | 1408 | 1120 | 995 | 965 | 501 | 496 | 761 | 2281 | 2186 | 1948 | 1704 | 1708 | 1496 | 1384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.47m | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:10AM2.39m | 4:22PM2.31m | 4:51AM2.29m | 5:02PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.57m | 10:06PM0.56m | 10:29AM0.68m | 10:47PM0.66m | 11:10AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
3072 | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | 3354 | — | 3135 | 2460 | 1929 | 1561 | 1408 | 1120 | 995 | 965 | 425 | 496 | 761 | 2281 | 2186 | 1948 | 1704 | 1708 | 1496 | 1384 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 61 | 501 | 373 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 341 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 13 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | 8 | 10 | 1902 | 4430 | 2005 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 498 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 222 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 274 | 17 | 17 | 222 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 274 | 506 | 274 | 17 |
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