Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 147 | 143 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 333 | 651 | 322 | 367 | 783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.28m | 11:57PM2.28m | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:54AM2.37m | 1:25PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.90m | 6:15AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 165 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 270 | 333 | 651 | 205 | 342 | 783 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 69 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 52 | 51 | 143 | 194 | 273 | 65 | 61 | 9 | 322 | 367 | 315 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 85 | 147 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 49 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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