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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | |
619 | 433 | 451 | 496 | 563 | 263 | 333 | 776 | 2090 | 3071 | 3521 | 3570 | 3620 | 3335 | 2855 | 2540 | 2267 | 5593 | 6494 | 7595 | 9524 | 5025 | 5917 | 11597 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:03PM2.24m | 11:28AM2.28m | 11:54PM2.26m | 12:17PM2.30m | 00:40AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.90m | 5:13AM0.97m | 5:36PM0.95m | 6:04AM0.97m | 6:26PM0.98m | 6:50AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
619 | 433 | 451 | 496 | 563 | 247 | 81 | 776 | 2090 | 3071 | 3521 | 3570 | 3620 | 3335 | 2855 | 2540 | 2267 | 2220 | 2412 | 2919 | 4278 | 5025 | 5917 | 5583 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
12 | 171 | 116 | 86 | 59 | 263 | 202 | 94 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 333 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | — | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5593 | 6494 | 7595 | 9524 | 13 | — | 11597 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 101 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 101 | 50 | 140 |
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