
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
439 | 768 | 589 | 449 | 443 | 362 | 325 | 299 | 175 | 189 | 203 | 379 | 3697 | 5790 | 6626 | 7788 | 6397 | 4550 | 2807 | 2032 | 1510 | 1186 | 1042 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM2.24m | 3:41PM2.28m | 3:51AM2.27m | 4:16PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:51PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.81m | 9:47PM0.85m | 10:07AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.83m | 10:44AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | E 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
439 | 768 | 347 | 284 | 443 | 274 | 217 | 299 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 379 | 85 | 112 | 78 | 6100 | 4998 | 3738 | 2807 | 2032 | 1510 | 1186 | 1042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
253 | 418 | 589 | 449 | 279 | 362 | 325 | 209 | 175 | 189 | 203 | 114 | 49 | 77 | 34 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 39 | 74 | 72 | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 |
371 | 333 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 176 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 52 | 84 | 76 | — | — | — | 9 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | W 6 | WNW 3 |
— | — | 5 | 16 | 12 | 42 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 47 | 3697 | 5790 | 6626 | 7788 | 6397 | 4550 | 788 | 817 | 952 | 177 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 250 | 249 | 395 | 291 | 291 | 101 | 249 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 29 |
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