Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 581 | 544 | 530 | 443 | 330 | 1685 | 2376 | 4416 | 4100 | 3708 | 1283 | 4142 | 5603 | 4696 | 1634 | 1306 | 965 | 762 | 644 | 521 | 415 | 387 | 158 | 154 | 126 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM2.32m | 5:41PM2.26m | 6:12AM2.26m | 6:20PM2.19m | 6:53AM2.20m | 7:03PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.95m | 11:42AM1.05m | 00:01AM1.00m | 12:22PM1.09m | 00:42AM1.03m | 1:04PM1.13m | 1:27AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 596 | 581 | 544 | 530 | 443 | 330 | 894 | 1384 | 1700 | 1435 | 1321 | 1283 | 1449 | 2093 | 1886 | 1634 | 1306 | 965 | 762 | 644 | 521 | 415 | 387 | 158 | 154 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 120 | 123 | 103 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 142 | 140 | 126 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 65 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 38 | 125 | 286 | 1685 | 2376 | 4416 | 4100 | 3708 | — | 4142 | 5603 | 4696 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 97 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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