
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 1PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 8.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2716 | 2647 | 10002 | 10537 | 4015 | 3903 | 3516 | 2943 | 2655 | 1622 | 1332 | 2265 | 2486 | 1766 | 1809 | 3487 | 6268 | 11654 | 15799 | 17216 | 19180 | 21333 | 7690 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:10PM2.07m | 8:53AM2.08m | 9:19PM2.02m | 9:59AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM1.12m | 2:01PM1.21m | 2:32AM1.17m | 3:01PM1.25m | 3:38AM1.18m | 4:09PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2716 | 2647 | 3162 | 3622 | 4015 | 3903 | 3516 | 2943 | 2655 | 1622 | 1332 | 2265 | 2486 | 1766 | 1809 | 3487 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 13628 | 10336 | 7690 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
96 | 66 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 109 | 109 | 117 | 781 | 888 | 56 | 52 | 91 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | W 3 | SW 10 | NW 3 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
7 | 12 | 10002 | 10537 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 520 | 2 | 6268 | 11654 | 15799 | 17216 | 19180 | 21333 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 50 | 50 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 53 | 250 | 396 | 608 | 249 | 527 | 692 | 980 | 395 | 29 |
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