Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 147 | 143 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 251 | 596 | 322 | 385 | 1632 | 1479 | 1361 | 4193 | 3612 | 5151 | 6317 | 7177 | 7274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:54AM2.37m | 1:25PM2.42m | 1:44AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.70m | 8:01AM0.57m | 8:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 71 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 251 | 596 | 212 | 282 | 679 | 1479 | 1361 | 1288 | 3612 | 5151 | 6317 | 7177 | 7274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 28 | 60 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 9 | 322 | 385 | 411 | 238 | 707 | 1327 | 30 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 147 | 143 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1632 | — | — | 4193 | 85 | 240 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 53 |
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