Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 101 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 151 | 191 | 825 | 1267 | 1830 | 1647 | 3318 | 3065 | 552 | 1762 | 3955 | 4785 | 5603 | 5612 | 9408 | 6522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.39m | 3:47AM2.44m | 3:11PM2.44m | 3:28AM2.49m | 3:51PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.73m | 8:43PM0.74m | 9:06AM0.70m | 9:23PM0.71m | 9:47AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 83 | 57 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 121 | 112 | 408 | 83 | 56 | 81 | 1623 | 449 | 406 | 1762 | 2385 | 3139 | 3899 | 3847 | 3753 | 4221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 101 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 144 | 191 | 188 | 64 | 56 | 41 | 124 | 486 | 322 | 322 | 99 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 68 | 24 | 57 | 3 | 86 | 85 | 36 | 36 | 87 | 46 | 127 | 102 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | 126 | 151 | 121 | 825 | 1267 | 1830 | 1647 | 3318 | 3065 | 552 | 2 | 3955 | 4785 | 5603 | 5612 | 9408 | 6522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 295 | 101 | 103 | 62 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 140 | 249 | 396 | 370 | 103 |
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