Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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496 | 308 | 412 | 737 | 3254 | 2161 | 4137 | 3627 | 4082 | 1365 | 1106 | 1016 | 3288 | 868 | 4202 | 5176 | 2329 | 3284 | 3577 | 3258 | 2757 | 2297 | 1998 | 1519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.55m | 4:16AM2.50m | 4:52PM2.53m | 5:11AM2.48m | 5:46PM2.48m | 6:06AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.71m | 10:35AM0.57m | 11:02PM0.71m | 11:30AM0.59m | 11:56PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
404 | 308 | 412 | 737 | 1613 | 17 | 2148 | 1920 | 1569 | 1365 | 1106 | 1016 | 947 | 868 | 1195 | 2109 | 2329 | 3284 | 3577 | 3258 | 2757 | 2297 | 1998 | 1519 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 22 | ESE 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 22 |
106 | 192 | 181 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 6 | 102 | 31 | 107 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 |
4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | N 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | SW 12 | WNW 3 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
496 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3254 | 2161 | 4137 | 3627 | 4082 | — | 1 | 1 | 3288 | 3 | 4202 | 5176 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 369 | 249 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
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