Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 553 | 877 | 798 | 733 | 768 | 740 | 530 | 656 | 594 | 542 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 | 162 | 123 | 177 | 247 | 302 | 368 | 453 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM2.45m | 5:29PM2.39m | 5:54AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.31m | 6:35AM2.30m | 6:46PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.91m | 11:45PM0.90m | 12:08PM1.00m | 00:26AM0.98m | 12:49PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 565 | 553 | 877 | 798 | 733 | 768 | 740 | 530 | 656 | 594 | 542 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 | 162 | 99 | 33 | 166 | 207 | 199 | 351 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 251 | 206 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 53 | 16 | 94 | 48 | 49 | 16 | 142 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | — | 48 | 54 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 57 | 9 | 105 | 149 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | — | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 44 | 36 | 40 | — | 59 | 59 | 42 | 52 | 19 | 45 | 69 | 88 | 123 | 177 | 247 | 302 | 368 | 453 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 121 | 291 | 23 | 23 | 101 | 101 | 163 | 101 | 291 | 400 | 291 | 101 |
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