
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1344 | 3213 | 3213 | 820 | 777 | 865 | 722 | 2522 | 501 | 326 | 269 | 260 | 187 | 128 | 128 | 169 | 778 | 318 | 481 | 1125 | 1444 | 1589 | 1397 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:32PM2.06m | 12:01PM2.10m | 00:22AM2.13m | 12:48PM2.17m | 1:08AM2.23m | 1:32PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:16PM1.09m | 6:38AM0.98m | 7:03PM1.00m | 7:25AM0.91m | 7:47PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 24 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1344 | 497 | 804 | 820 | 777 | 11 | 722 | 632 | 501 | 326 | 269 | 260 | 187 | 128 | 128 | 63 | 57 | 318 | 325 | 1125 | 1444 | 1589 | 1397 | 1169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | 382 | 32 | — | 16 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 169 | 223 | 53 | 481 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 22 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 7 | E 13 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 44 | 88 | 194 | 57 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 6 | — |
71 | 3213 | 3213 | 2 | 2 | 865 | 167 | 2522 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 51 | 65 | 67 | 131 | 778 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 164 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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