
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
530 | 443 | 330 | 1717 | 4061 | 4416 | 4168 | 3708 | 1384 | 3980 | 5217 | 1913 | 1605 | 1255 | 938 | 762 | 624 | 530 | 422 | 401 | 161 | 140 | 128 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM2.26m | 6:12AM2.26m | 6:20PM2.19m | 6:53AM2.20m | 7:03PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM1.05m | 00:01AM1.00m | 12:22PM1.09m | 00:42AM1.03m | 1:04PM1.13m | 1:27AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
530 | 443 | 330 | 836 | 1277 | 1674 | 1435 | 1321 | 1384 | 1449 | 2053 | 1913 | 1605 | 1255 | 938 | 762 | 624 | 530 | 422 | 401 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
103 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 147 | 140 | 128 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
21 | 121 | 328 | 1717 | 4061 | 4416 | 4168 | 3708 | — | 3980 | 5217 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 14 | 24 | 45 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 50 | 101 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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