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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
1772 | 3679 | 3178 | 2716 | 2398 | 2107 | 1924 | 1752 | 1668 | 1449 | 1162 | 987 | 865 | 717 | 619 | 451 | 443 | 480 | 746 | 633 | 1094 | 1726 | 2643 | 3724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:06PM2.26m | 9:35AM2.26m | 10:07PM2.24m | 10:34AM2.26m | 11:03PM2.24m | 11:28AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.94m | 3:46PM0.86m | 4:16AM0.96m | 4:42PM0.90m | 5:13AM0.97m | 5:36PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
1772 | 3679 | 3178 | 2716 | 2398 | 2107 | 1924 | 1752 | 1668 | 1449 | 1162 | 987 | 865 | 717 | 619 | 451 | 443 | 480 | 63 | 263 | 626 | 1726 | 2643 | 3724 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
1259 | — | 1180 | 1740 | 653 | 529 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 114 | 116 | 88 | 100 | 61 | 329 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 10 | — | E 12 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 30 | 4 | 27 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 746 | 633 | 1094 | 1403 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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