Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1464 | 1588 | 1674 | 3709 | 4110 | 3985 | 3263 | 780 | 808 | 845 | 1019 | 2779 | 509 | 437 | 326 | 269 | 190 | 162 | 130 | 130 | 169 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.05m | 11:32PM2.06m | 12:01PM2.10m | 00:22AM2.13m | 12:48PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.16m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:16PM1.09m | 6:38AM0.98m | 7:03PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1464 | 1588 | 1674 | 1471 | 1328 | 1344 | 497 | 780 | 808 | 845 | 11 | 792 | 509 | 437 | 326 | 269 | 190 | 162 | 130 | 130 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | S 24 | — | S 9 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 9 | SW 6 | E 11 | S 18 | — | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | 30 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 25 | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 8 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 91 | 3709 | 4110 | 3985 | 3263 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1019 | 2779 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 64 | 86 | 67 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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