
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
132 | 109 | 169 | 223 | 318 | 481 | 992 | 1444 | 1068 | 4209 | 1107 | 1027 | 818 | 466 | 469 | 453 | 623 | 962 | 1375 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM2.23m | 1:32PM2.26m | 1:51AM2.33m | 2:15PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM1.00m | 7:25AM0.91m | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.84m | 8:29PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
132 | 109 | 65 | 57 | 318 | 481 | 992 | 1444 | 1068 | 1121 | 1107 | 1027 | 818 | 431 | 469 | 453 | 623 | 962 | 1375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | E 10 | SW 7 |
25 | 2 | 169 | 223 | 53 | 268 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 276 | 365 | 466 | 413 | 408 | 227 | 8 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | — |
2 | — | 44 | 88 | 127 | 37 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
79 | 91 | 151 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 4209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
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