Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 251 | 270 | 234 | 329 | 558 | 755 | 651 | 614 | 1160 | 1027 | 879 | 694 | 622 | 781 | 2002 | 1553 | 1737 | 1834 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46PM2.23m | 7:20AM2.21m | 7:31PM2.13m | 8:09AM2.13m | 8:25PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM1.05m | 1:32PM1.15m | 1:56AM1.11m | 2:21PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 259 | 251 | 270 | 234 | 207 | 396 | 555 | 651 | 614 | 1160 | 1027 | 879 | 694 | 622 | 781 | 916 | 931 | 980 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 229 | 39 | 164 | 127 | 89 | 176 | 115 | 92 | 350 | 53 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 142 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 85 | 69 | 187 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 71 | 106 | 175 | 329 | 558 | 755 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 1553 | 1737 | 1834 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 291 | 101 | 163 | 101 | 101 | 53 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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