
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1512 | 1493 | 1184 | 1093 | 917 | 1374 | 1409 | 1319 | 1283 | 1068 | 889 | 733 | 624 | 577 | 530 | 514 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:52AM2.20m | 1:16PM2.24m | 1:31AM2.29m | 1:55PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.97m | 7:08AM0.87m | 7:28PM0.88m | 7:47AM0.79m | 8:05PM0.80m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
1512 | 1493 | 1184 | 1093 | 917 | 1374 | 1409 | 1319 | 1283 | 1068 | 889 | 733 | 624 | 577 | 530 | 514 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SW 13 |
400 | 352 | 307 | 257 | 232 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 93 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 29 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
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