
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
859 | 838 | 715 | 604 | 715 | 706 | 826 | 784 | 665 | 665 | 413 | 1567 | 1769 | 1826 | 1783 | 1531 | 1245 | 1214 | 1093 | 1136 | 1327 | 1310 | 1447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.33m | 1:35AM2.37m | 2:04PM2.39m | 2:24AM2.44m | 2:50PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.81m | 7:50AM0.70m | 8:16PM0.75m | 8:38AM0.68m | 9:00PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
859 | 838 | 715 | 604 | 715 | 706 | 826 | 784 | 665 | 665 | 407 | 1567 | 1769 | 1826 | 1783 | 1531 | 1245 | 1214 | 1093 | 1136 | 1327 | 1310 | 1447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | — | — | NE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 413 | 603 | 456 | — | — | 6 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 58 | 66 | 56 | 58 | 45 | 74 | 67 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 83 | 163 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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