Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 881 | 759 | 516 | 565 | 553 | 877 | 798 | 733 | 768 | 740 | 530 | 443 | 431 | 542 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.44m | 5:13AM2.45m | 5:29PM2.39m | 5:54AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.91m | 11:45PM0.90m | 12:08PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 881 | 759 | 516 | 565 | 553 | 877 | 798 | 733 | 768 | 740 | 530 | 443 | 431 | 542 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 54 | 40 | 251 | 251 | 32 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 45 | 33 | 25 | — | 34 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 78 | 292 | 48 | 33 | — | 57 | 56 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | WNW 4 | W 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 6 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | 74 | 32 | 47 | 62 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 111 | 159 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 83 | 163 | 144 | 396 | 101 |
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