Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6354 | 5945 | 4841 | 3718 | 1247 | 1413 | 1413 | 1464 | 1464 | 1588 | 1674 | 1271 | 3913 | 4100 | 456 | 841 | 854 | 3263 | 777 | 1778 | 2673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM2.03m | 10:34PM2.01m | 11:07AM2.05m | 11:32PM2.06m | 12:01PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM1.21m | 4:53AM1.12m | 5:21PM1.16m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:16PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1906 | 1735 | 1553 | 1258 | 1247 | 1413 | 1413 | 1464 | 1464 | 1588 | 1674 | 1271 | 1193 | 1344 | 456 | 841 | 854 | 907 | 777 | 711 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 9 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6354 | 5945 | 4841 | 3718 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 3913 | 4100 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3263 | 9 | 1778 | 2673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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