
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2919 | 3314 | 3360 | 3578 | 3869 | 4701 | 3466 | 2868 | 2347 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1026 | 874 | 639 | 467 | 485 | 304 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.36m | 7:26AM2.34m | 7:51PM2.28m | 8:23AM2.26m | 8:49PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:13AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.86m | 2:06AM0.96m | 2:34PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
2919 | 3314 | 3360 | 3578 | 3869 | 4701 | 3466 | 2868 | 2347 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1026 | 874 | 639 | 467 | 485 | 304 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 |
215 | 215 | 189 | 138 | 133 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 25 | 46 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | 133 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | WSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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