
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8482 | 8324 | 7715 | 6560 | 5625 | 4451 | 4066 | 3705 | 2899 | 2684 | 2648 | 2648 | 2880 | 3093 | 3296 | 3578 | 5266 | 4748 | 3598 | 2868 | 2512 | 2099 | 1633 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.48m | 6:11PM2.44m | 6:32AM2.42m | 6:59PM2.36m | 7:26AM2.34m | 7:51PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.61m | 00:22AM0.76m | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:13AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
8482 | 8324 | 7715 | 6560 | 5625 | 4451 | 4066 | 3705 | 2899 | 2684 | 2648 | 2648 | 2880 | 3093 | 3296 | 3578 | 5266 | 4748 | 3598 | 2868 | 2512 | 2099 | 1633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
632 | 616 | 584 | 553 | 530 | 508 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 313 | 304 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 189 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 98 | 82 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 133 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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