Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 3761 | 1516 | 1463 | 1410 | 1531 | 1566 | 2028 | 1491 | 1292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.14m | 11:21AM2.16m | 11:43PM2.14m | 12:14PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM1.17m | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 1235 | 1516 | 1463 | 1410 | 1531 | 1566 | 2028 | 1491 | 1292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 54 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 181 | 143 | 72 | 41 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 9 | 78 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 43 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 53 | 3761 | 81 | 145 | 198 | 362 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 295 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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