
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
487 | 463 | 434 | 348 | 344 | 330 | 261 | 250 | 189 | 183 | 119 | 190 | 277 | 254 | 246 | 232 | 214 | 206 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.28m | 12:45PM2.37m | 1:08AM2.37m | 1:42PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.94m | 6:28AM0.78m | 7:03PM0.83m | 7:27AM0.65m | 7:57PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
487 | 168 | 152 | 113 | 171 | 93 | 92 | 122 | 94 | 82 | 81 | 104 | 142 | 155 | 146 | 131 | 214 | 206 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
54 | 463 | 434 | 125 | 97 | 330 | 60 | 250 | 189 | 183 | 85 | 190 | 277 | 254 | 246 | 232 | 30 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
31 | 44 | 58 | 348 | 334 | 58 | 261 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 66 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
175 | 258 | 263 | 262 | 344 | 66 | 155 | — | — | — | 119 | 17 | 31 | 27 | 135 | 161 | 143 | 175 | 219 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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