Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 837 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 584 | 656 | 656 | 807 | 1571 | 1721 | 2681 | 3985 | 4552 | 14748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.31m | 7:22PM2.25m | 8:02AM2.25m | 8:30PM2.19m | 9:13AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.94m | 1:46AM0.91m | 2:19PM1.00m | 2:52AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 837 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 584 | 375 | 350 | 357 | 1571 | 1721 | 2681 | 3985 | 4552 | 5058 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 151 | 113 | 81 | 39 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 111 | 25 | 36 | 656 | 656 | 807 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 20 | NE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | WSW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 38 | 4 | 85 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | WSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 13 | 23 | — | 60 | 8 | 203 | 326 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14748 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 50 | 537 | 101 | 56 | 56 | 369 | 154 | 154 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 140 | 56 |
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