Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 493 | 451 | 1903 | 1986 | 496 | 442 | 479 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 400 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 100 | 99 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:23AM2.26m | 8:49PM2.21m | 9:23AM2.20m | 9:49PM2.16m | 10:24AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.99m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:29PM1.10m | 4:01AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 639 | 493 | 451 | 428 | 359 | 496 | 442 | 479 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 400 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 13 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 1903 | 1986 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 20 | — | — | 36 | 1 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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