Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6798 | 5976 | 5163 | 4868 | 17439 | 5603 | 10883 | 12244 | 11744 | 14248 | 16515 | 16075 | 15253 | 20959 | 18659 | 17899 | 7067 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM2.52m | 2:59PM2.51m | 3:16AM2.55m | 3:42PM2.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.64m | 8:48AM0.55m | 9:08PM0.62m | 9:32AM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6798 | 5976 | 5163 | 4868 | 5058 | 5195 | 6916 | 7857 | 7956 | 9060 | 10800 | 11002 | 11101 | 10463 | 9022 | 8410 | 7067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 4 | 17439 | 5603 | 10883 | 12244 | 11744 | 14248 | 16515 | 16075 | 15253 | 20959 | 18659 | 17899 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 56 | 140 | 249 | 400 | 249 | 154 | 161 | 249 | 249 | 570 | 154 | 50 | 62 |
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