
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1628 | 1997 | 1948 | 1654 | 1613 | 1364 | 1052 | 911 | 796 | 785 | 731 | 680 | 659 | 520 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21AM2.16m | 11:43PM2.14m | 12:14PM2.17m | 00:34AM2.16m | 1:02PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | 6:50AM1.06m | 7:17PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1628 | 1997 | 1948 | 1654 | 1613 | 1364 | 1052 | 911 | 796 | 785 | 731 | 680 | 659 | 520 | 504 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 42 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 143 | 129 | 203 | 245 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 200 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 |
12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 51 | 42 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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