Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6989 | 6110 | 7807 | 3372 | 2590 | 2220 | 1739 | 700 | 458 | 424 | 309 | 245 | 172 | 113 | 82 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 115 | 79 | 124 | 73 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.36m | 8:03PM2.28m | 8:43AM2.29m | 9:13PM2.24m | 9:51AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.77m | 1:54PM0.89m | 2:25AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.93m | 3:31AM0.83m | 4:02PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4904 | 4218 | 3898 | 3372 | 2590 | 2220 | 1739 | 426 | 458 | 262 | 164 | 134 | 104 | 57 | 82 | 21 | 29 | 61 | 43 | 115 | 76 | 95 | 52 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 700 | 307 | 424 | 309 | 245 | 172 | 113 | 40 | 83 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 82 | 79 | 124 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | SW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 60 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | WNW 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6989 | 6110 | 7807 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | — | 32 | 13 | — | 60 | 58 | 30 | 67 | 344 | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 249 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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