Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 54 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 879 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1608 | 1569 | 1375 | 1341 | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.17m | 10:48PM2.14m | 11:21AM2.16m | 11:43PM2.14m | 12:14PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.17m | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 149 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 879 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1608 | 1569 | 1375 | 1341 | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 27 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 23 | 95 | 91 | 72 | 72 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 40 | 42 | 60 | 9 | 78 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 23 | — | — | 31 | 54 | 67 | — | 27 | — | — | 42 | 3 | — | 229 | 129 | 100 | 191 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 56 | 396 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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