Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 7 | ENE 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 727 | 475 | 318 | 275 | 326 | 255 | 277 | 320 | 223 | 471 | 102 | 129 | 350 | 433 | 3305 | 678 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45AM2.30m | 3:09PM2.33m | 3:20AM2.36m | 3:44PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.82m | 9:00AM0.74m | 9:16PM0.77m | 9:37AM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 447 | 475 | 318 | 235 | 243 | 248 | 277 | 320 | 223 | 176 | 84 | 129 | 350 | 433 | 736 | 678 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 286 | 333 | 279 | 275 | 326 | 255 | 208 | 200 | 204 | 97 | 100 | 71 | 295 | 375 | 340 | 448 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 216 | 237 | 226 | 149 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 131 | 102 | 67 | 43 | 114 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 727 | 840 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 47 | 471 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3305 | 23 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 53 |
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