Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 20 | WSW 9 | SSW 19 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 237 | 203 | 752 | 5769 | 7311 | 7149 | 7976 | 6034 | 4603 | 2651 | 1924 | 1348 | 799 | 565 | 568 | 514 | 750 | 1088 | 640 | 1287 | 2010 | 2783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.27m | 4:16PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:51PM2.31m | 5:04AM2.31m | 5:28PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.83m | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:00PM0.82m | 11:23AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 164 | 237 | 154 | 752 | 85 | 59 | 55 | 5986 | 4658 | 3426 | 2651 | 1924 | 1348 | 799 | 565 | 568 | 514 | 409 | 300 | 249 | 1287 | 2010 | 1995 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 175 | 189 | 203 | 86 | 28 | 33 | 57 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 74 | 252 | 227 | 280 | 138 | 208 | 403 | 326 | 256 | 232 | 594 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 82 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 118 | 95 | 130 | 279 | 640 | 233 | 191 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 2 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 136 | 5769 | 7311 | 7149 | 7976 | 6034 | 4603 | 1326 | 906 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 750 | 1088 | 1 | 1206 | 1611 | 2783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 101 | 144 | 391 | 399 | 484 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 53 |
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