
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6501 | 5697 | 3372 | 2786 | 2220 | 1739 | 689 | 525 | 418 | 309 | 245 | 172 | 134 | 82 | 82 | 44 | 44 | 84 | 110 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.36m | 8:03PM2.28m | 8:43AM2.29m | 9:13PM2.24m | 9:51AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.77m | 1:54PM0.89m | 2:25AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.93m | 3:31AM0.83m | 4:02PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
4553 | 3898 | 3372 | 2786 | 2220 | 1739 | 417 | 525 | 262 | 164 | 136 | 104 | 78 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 79 | 110 | 98 | 54 | 52 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 689 | 269 | 418 | 309 | 245 | 172 | 134 | 39 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 84 | 80 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6501 | 5697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 33 | 35 | — | 68 | 68 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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