Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1083 | 1159 | 1257 | 1145 | 1052 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 840 | 683 | 576 | 568 | 522 | 515 | 494 | 2859 | 3436 | 4865 | 5353 | 5132 | 3207 | 2880 | 2383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:49AM2.41m | 7:09PM2.33m | 7:47AM2.33m | 8:10PM2.25m | 8:53AM2.26m | 9:22PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.87m | 1:32AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.94m | 2:34AM0.87m | 3:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1083 | 1159 | 1257 | 1145 | 1052 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 840 | 683 | 576 | 568 | 522 | 515 | 494 | 1543 | 2160 | 3075 | 3750 | 3609 | 3207 | 2880 | 2383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 90 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 24 | — | 23 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 97 | 123 | 210 | 2859 | 3436 | 4865 | 5353 | 5132 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 249 | 249 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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