
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
205 | 205 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 215 | 268 | 463 | 897 | 1072 | 874 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 673 | 1571 | 1463 | 1626 | 1358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.36m | 6:07AM2.33m | 6:22PM2.26m | 6:55AM2.23m | 7:10PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.93m | 12:23PM1.02m | 00:44AM1.03m | 1:10PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
205 | 205 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 215 | 268 | 463 | 897 | 1072 | 874 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 463 | 1571 | 1463 | 1626 | 1358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 673 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 12 |
11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | — | 42 | — | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 7 |
4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
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