Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1484 | 1466 | 1294 | 1136 | 1121 | 929 | 746 | 653 | 566 | 461 | 334 | 268 | 264 | 180 | 127 | 90 | 108 | 106 | 158 | 310 | 627 | 892 | 759 | 608 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.48m | 3:33PM2.46m | 3:51AM2.50m | 4:13PM2.47m | 4:32AM2.49m | 4:51PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.69m | 9:43PM0.73m | 10:06AM0.74m | 10:24PM0.76m | 10:47AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1484 | 1466 | 1294 | 1136 | 1121 | 929 | 746 | 143 | 151 | 140 | 127 | 130 | 116 | 119 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 310 | 627 | 892 | 759 | 608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 653 | 566 | 461 | 334 | 268 | 264 | 180 | 127 | 88 | 44 | 106 | 158 | 58 | 73 | 269 | 110 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 72 | 108 | 44 | 44 | 2 | — | — | 78 | 289 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 63 | 80 | 77 | 96 | 39 | 72 | 59 | 262 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 138 | 134 | 90 | 187 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 121 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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