
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1674 | 1537 | 4314 | 1344 | 3213 | 3213 | 820 | 777 | 961 | 1677 | 2377 | 501 | 326 | 269 | 265 | 162 | 132 | 130 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:32PM2.06m | 12:01PM2.10m | 00:22AM2.13m | 12:48PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.16m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:16PM1.09m | 6:38AM0.98m | 7:03PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
1674 | 1537 | 1393 | 1344 | 396 | 792 | 820 | 777 | 11 | 711 | 560 | 501 | 326 | 269 | 265 | 162 | 132 | 130 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 21 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | S 18 | — | SSW 21 |
— | — | — | — | 382 | 32 | — | 16 | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 25 | — | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
52 | 280 | 4314 | 77 | 3213 | 3213 | 1 | 2 | 961 | 1677 | 2377 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 82 | 97 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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