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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | |
430 | 640 | 2672 | 1788 | 4310 | 1087 | 947 | 785 | 796 | 2947 | 1473 | 860 | 996 | 3260 | 3997 | 4573 | 4942 | 2976 | 2513 | 2167 | 1724 | 879 | 566 | 479 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.24m | 9:59AM2.24m | 10:34PM2.24m | 11:00AM2.26m | 11:31PM2.27m | 11:54AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.86m | 3:40AM0.96m | 4:12PM0.85m | 4:44AM0.94m | 5:11PM0.84m | 5:42AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
430 | 640 | 816 | 1788 | 1447 | 1087 | 947 | 785 | 796 | 396 | 736 | 860 | 996 | 1729 | 2413 | 3438 | 3514 | 2976 | 2513 | 2167 | 1724 | 879 | 566 | 479 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
43 | 246 | 597 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 183 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 272 | 347 | 197 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | S 11 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 43 | 27 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | — | WSW 3 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 2672 | 3 | 4310 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2947 | 1473 | — | 7 | 3260 | 3997 | 4573 | 4942 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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