
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 693 | 683 | 840 | 924 | 1589 | 6077 | 10974 | 10663 | 3623 | 11210 | 9563 | 2705 | 7276 | 2206 | 2611 | 5616 | 6768 | 6401 | 18339 | 7101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.55m | 4:01AM2.53m | 4:35PM2.54m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:23PM2.50m | 5:41AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.64m | 10:20AM0.50m | 10:43PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.68m | 12:00PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 693 | 683 | 840 | 924 | 1589 | 3800 | 4122 | 4032 | 3623 | 3768 | 3331 | 2705 | 2329 | 2206 | 2611 | 5616 | 6768 | 6401 | 6876 | 7101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 66 | 57 | 58 | 147 | 206 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 402 | 512 | 545 | 627 | 620 | 649 | 632 | 608 | 584 | 553 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 53 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | SW 14 | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | SW 17 | — |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 61 | 191 | 266 | 430 | 486 | 6077 | 10974 | 10663 | 8 | 11210 | 9563 | 6 | 7276 | — | 80 | — | 89 | 10 | 18339 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
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