Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1415 | 1027 | 829 | 807 | 647 | 538 | 373 | 253 | 219 | 158 | 144 | 137 | 220 | 217 | 346 | 373 | 314 | 247 | 244 | 436 | 624 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM2.42m | 3:17AM2.49m | 3:41PM2.47m | 4:03AM2.53m | 4:25PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.78m | 9:11PM0.76m | 9:37AM0.75m | 9:55PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1415 | 1027 | 829 | 807 | 647 | 538 | 373 | 253 | 219 | 158 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 55 | 45 | 53 | 76 | 44 | 45 | 226 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 16 | 26 | 144 | 137 | 144 | 140 | 82 | 81 | 30 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 101 | 91 | 59 | 50 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 220 | 217 | 346 | 373 | 314 | 247 | 244 | 436 | 624 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 53 | 5 | 18 | 148 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 101 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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