Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 9 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5468 | 6304 | 6473 | 7415 | 5690 | 4531 | 2651 | 1835 | 1322 | 865 | 594 | 455 | 1270 | 1228 | 403 | 634 | 1273 | 1946 | 3399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 4:16PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:51PM2.31m | 5:04AM2.31m | 5:28PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.83m | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:00PM0.82m | 11:23AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 86 | 61 | 55 | 5729 | 4338 | 3394 | 2651 | 1835 | 1322 | 865 | 594 | 455 | 455 | 463 | 340 | 483 | 267 | 1946 | 3399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 15 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SW 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 76 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 74 | 252 | 322 | 256 | 254 | 369 | 403 | 337 | 1273 | 300 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 20 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 39 | 109 | 162 | 168 | 279 | 634 | 283 | 217 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5468 | 6304 | 6473 | 7415 | 5690 | 4531 | 938 | 847 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1270 | 1228 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1769 | 2732 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 556 | 291 | 291 | 101 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 53 |
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