
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
420 | 157 | 122 | 156 | 139 | 101 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 169 | 215 | 769 | 1219 | 572 | 581 | 599 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM2.37m | 2:33PM2.39m | 3:47AM2.44m | 3:11PM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.80m | 8:26AM0.73m | 8:43PM0.74m | 9:06AM0.70m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
420 | 120 | 122 | 90 | 83 | 57 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 121 | 191 | 400 | 1002 | 572 | 581 | 599 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 |
123 | 157 | 120 | 156 | 139 | 101 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 169 | 86 | 188 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 20 | ESE 12 |
29 | 50 | 48 | 116 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 64 | 56 | 55 | 127 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 49 | 117 | 113 | 215 | 769 | 1219 | 230 | 336 | 276 | 392 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 256 | 101 | 103 | 62 |
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