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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | |
746 | 800 | 605 | 500 | 517 | 834 | 2673 | 3018 | 3131 | 816 | 3479 | 4487 | 2408 | 2665 | 3786 | 3679 | 3178 | 2716 | 2398 | 2305 | 2111 | 1948 | 1868 | 1599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.32m | 8:02PM2.30m | 8:31AM2.28m | 9:06PM2.26m | 9:35AM2.26m | 10:07PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.86m | 1:45PM0.77m | 2:13AM0.91m | 2:47PM0.82m | 3:16AM0.94m | 3:46PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
746 | 800 | 605 | 500 | 517 | 834 | 425 | 528 | 734 | 816 | 1014 | 1606 | 2408 | 2665 | 3786 | 3679 | 3178 | 2716 | 2398 | 2305 | 2111 | 1948 | 1868 | 1599 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 22 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
17 | 6 | 207 | 293 | 249 | 5 | 51 | 75 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | 1482 | 1740 | 653 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | S 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2673 | 3018 | 3131 | 1 | 3479 | 4487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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