Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 674 | 773 | 763 | 656 | 2110 | 1950 | 1944 | 1178 | 1110 | 1018 | 957 | 791 | 820 | 732 | 754 | 765 | 754 | 816 | 607 | 1161 | 1952 | 2601 | 3056 | 5767 | 5688 | 5230 | 7783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM2.09m | 8:45PM2.04m | 9:17AM2.06m | 9:43PM2.05m | 10:14AM2.07m | 10:39PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM1.09m | 2:37PM1.16m | 3:10AM1.09m | 3:31PM1.16m | 4:05AM1.08m | 4:28PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 674 | 773 | 763 | 656 | 1191 | 1114 | 1265 | 1178 | 1110 | 1018 | 957 | 791 | 820 | 732 | 754 | 765 | 754 | 816 | 607 | 1161 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3083 | 3110 | 3184 | 3127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 115 | — | 61 | 2110 | 1950 | 1944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 12 | 1952 | 2601 | 3056 | 5767 | 5688 | 5230 | 7783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 369 | 140 | 431 | 537 | 692 | 256 | 250 | 140 | 53 |
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