Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1189 | 1004 | 789 | 956 | 359 | 311 | 329 | 294 | 327 | 314 | 269 | 183 | 102 | 183 | 509 | 722 | 4214 | 772 | 712 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.29m | 2:45AM2.30m | 3:09PM2.33m | 3:20AM2.36m | 3:44PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.82m | 9:00AM0.74m | 9:16PM0.77m | 9:37AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
1189 | 1004 | 447 | 592 | 359 | 311 | 329 | 294 | 327 | 314 | 269 | 122 | 86 | 183 | 509 | 722 | 910 | 772 | 712 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
— | 249 | 286 | 333 | 332 | 275 | 326 | 254 | 208 | 158 | 167 | 183 | 98 | 71 | 295 | 375 | 337 | 418 | 522 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | 216 | 237 | 226 | 149 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 133 | 102 | 47 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 3 |
389 | 632 | 789 | 956 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4214 | 39 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 159 | 159 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 53 |
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