Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 120 | 92 | 66 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 85 | 147 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM2.21m | 11:32AM2.28m | 11:57PM2.28m | 12:31PM2.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.85m | 5:49PM0.90m | 6:15AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 165 | 162 | 157 | 129 | 120 | 92 | 66 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 193 | 189 | 173 | 158 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 68 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 52 | 147 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 21 | SW 12 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 22 | 143 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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