Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW 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 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4586 | 1389 | 1283 | 1068 | 889 | 722 | 711 | 577 | 560 | 440 | 420 | 157 | 152 | 156 | 141 | 101 | 137 | 133 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.24m | 1:31AM2.29m | 1:55PM2.32m | 2:09AM2.37m | 2:33PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.88m | 7:47AM0.79m | 8:05PM0.80m | 8:26AM0.73m | 8:43PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1409 | 1389 | 1283 | 1068 | 889 | 722 | 711 | 577 | 560 | 440 | 420 | 120 | 113 | 90 | 83 | 57 | 137 | 133 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 123 | 157 | 152 | 116 | 141 | 101 | 39 | 24 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | — | 50 | 48 | 156 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 35 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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