
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7383 | 3293 | 3009 | 2779 | 2541 | 2297 | 1939 | 1775 | 1143 | 1240 | 1130 | 1161 | 949 | 975 | 917 | 794 | 805 | 693 | 584 | 522 | 437 | 437 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:57AM2.47m | 6:17PM2.41m | 6:49AM2.41m | 7:09PM2.33m | 7:47AM2.33m | 8:10PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.80m | 00:38AM0.76m | 1:08PM0.87m | 1:32AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
3517 | 3293 | 3009 | 2779 | 2541 | 2297 | 1939 | 1775 | 1143 | 1240 | 1130 | 1161 | 949 | 975 | 917 | 794 | 805 | 693 | 584 | 522 | 437 | 437 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 8 | 101 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
7383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 119 | 118 | 235 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5 |
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