Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1673 | 672 | 905 | 1160 | 1553 | 2320 | 2677 | 2612 | 3088 | 3505 | 4017 | 4617 | 2459 | 2549 | 7348 | 6983 | 6538 | 6177 | 5775 | 1516 | 1310 | 2456 | 3903 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:09AM2.13m | 8:25PM2.05m | 9:05AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:07AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM1.11m | 2:21PM1.20m | 2:51AM1.15m | 3:17PM1.23m | 3:52AM1.15m | 4:19PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 682 | 672 | 905 | 931 | 947 | 1012 | 996 | 1036 | 1236 | 1430 | 1585 | 2066 | 2459 | 2549 | 2479 | 2207 | 2089 | 1906 | 1759 | 1516 | 1310 | 1291 | 1351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1673 | — | — | 1160 | 1553 | 2320 | 2677 | 2612 | 3088 | 3505 | 4017 | 4617 | 11 | 13 | 7348 | 6983 | 6538 | 6177 | 5775 | 5 | 1 | 2456 | 3903 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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