Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 1121 | 1307 | 1027 | 665 | 466 | 469 | 408 | 529 | 962 | 1393 | 1739 | 1718 | 1586 | 1397 | 1139 | 773 | 857 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM2.26m | 1:51AM2.33m | 2:15PM2.34m | 2:33AM2.42m | 2:58PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.84m | 8:29PM0.83m | 8:53AM0.78m | 9:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1081 | 1121 | 1307 | 1027 | 665 | 431 | 469 | 407 | 529 | 962 | 1393 | 1739 | 1718 | 1586 | 1397 | 1139 | 773 | 857 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SW 7 | E 12 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | ENE 14 | SW 7 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 52 | 3 | 276 | 365 | 466 | 413 | 408 | 300 | 35 | 60 | 31 | 16 | — | — | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 11 | S 9 | SW 8 | E 11 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 289 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 13 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 187 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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