Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 449 | 443 | 362 | 321 | 299 | 175 | 189 | 203 | 788 | 4233 | 6100 | 7019 | 7660 | 5777 | 3367 | 2535 | 1747 | 1250 | 942 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.28m | 3:51AM2.27m | 4:16PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:51PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.81m | 9:47PM0.85m | 10:07AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.83m | 10:44AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | E 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 347 | 284 | 443 | 274 | 217 | 299 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 59 | 55 | 5743 | 4688 | 3367 | 2535 | 1747 | 1250 | 942 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 589 | 449 | 279 | 362 | 321 | 209 | 175 | 189 | 203 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | S 20 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 38 | 5 | 176 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 55 | 24 | 84 | 54 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 788 | 4233 | 6100 | 7019 | 7660 | 5777 | 738 | 1090 | 354 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 164 | 395 | 556 | 291 | 101 | 103 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 62 |
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