Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 318 | 481 | 992 | 1444 | 1068 | 4209 | 1169 | 1027 | 665 | 466 | 469 | 408 | 606 | 962 | 1393 | 1569 | 1718 | 1586 | 1415 | 1154 | 773 | 752 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM2.23m | 1:32PM2.26m | 1:51AM2.33m | 2:15PM2.34m | 2:33AM2.42m | 2:58PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.91m | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.84m | 8:29PM0.83m | 8:53AM0.78m | 9:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 318 | 481 | 992 | 1444 | 1068 | 1121 | 1169 | 1027 | 665 | 431 | 469 | 401 | 606 | 962 | 1393 | 1569 | 1718 | 1586 | 1415 | 1154 | 773 | 752 | 638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | E 12 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 14 | SW 7 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 223 | 53 | 268 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 276 | 365 | 466 | 413 | 408 | 300 | 20 | 77 | 30 | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 127 | 37 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 8 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | W 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 183 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 4209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 376 | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 18 |
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