Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 333 | 596 | 322 | 385 | 1541 | 1257 | 1441 | 1327 | 3612 | 4813 | 5878 | 6631 | 6874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:54AM2.37m | 1:25PM2.42m | 1:44AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.70m | 8:01AM0.57m | 8:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 71 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 333 | 596 | 212 | 282 | 679 | 1257 | 1441 | 1014 | 3612 | 4813 | 5878 | 6631 | 6874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 60 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 9 | 322 | 385 | 411 | 46 | 707 | 1327 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | S 22 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 238 | 32 | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1541 | — | — | 70 | 79 | 4447 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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