
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1344 | 4135 | 4499 | 5233 | 6180 | 6559 | 6414 | 5976 | 5163 | 4429 | 4902 | 5321 | 10412 | 11103 | 20194 | 15230 | 16997 | 17641 | 16507 | 21885 | 19400 | 18294 | 7280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.48m | 2:31AM2.52m | 2:59PM2.51m | 3:16AM2.55m | 3:42PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.57m | 8:24PM0.64m | 8:48AM0.55m | 9:08PM0.62m | 9:32AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
1344 | 1423 | 4499 | 5233 | 6180 | 6559 | 6414 | 5976 | 5163 | 4429 | 4902 | 5321 | 6745 | 7341 | 7600 | 9447 | 11232 | 12237 | 11701 | 10590 | 9558 | 8410 | 7280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 |
707 | 1327 | 30 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 |
— | 4135 | 4250 | 4651 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 34 | 10412 | 11103 | 20194 | 15230 | 16997 | 17641 | 16507 | 21885 | 19400 | 18294 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 140 | 154 | 252 | 400 | 249 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 250 | 395 | 140 | 66 | 249 |
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