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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 24 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 21 | |
558 | 3229 | 3548 | 1211 | 3384 | 4439 | 7703 | 3103 | 2427 | 2020 | 1724 | 1505 | 505 | 470 | 386 | 141 | 198 | 123 | 300 | 96 | 97 | 421 | 400 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.24m | 11:00AM2.26m | 11:31PM2.27m | 11:54AM2.30m | 00:21AM2.30m | 12:42PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.94m | 5:11PM0.84m | 5:42AM0.90m | 6:05PM0.83m | 6:32AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
558 | 712 | 846 | 1211 | 2091 | 3158 | 3514 | 3103 | 2427 | 2020 | 1724 | 1505 | 505 | 470 | 386 | 141 | 198 | 123 | 81 | 96 | 67 | 40 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | S 22 | S 21 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 200 | 78 | 127 | 45 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 236 | 223 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 97 | 161 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
1 | 3229 | 3548 | 1 | 3384 | 4439 | 7703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | — | — | 421 | 400 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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