
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2651 | 1835 | 1348 | 1449 | 768 | 497 | 488 | 1278 | 403 | 634 | 1094 | 2010 | 1995 | 3820 | 4138 | 5000 | 6030 | 7218 | 5587 | 4079 | 8227 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.31m | 5:04AM2.31m | 5:28PM2.31m | 5:44AM2.31m | 6:07PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:00PM0.82m | 11:23AM0.78m | 11:40PM0.84m | 12:06PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
2651 | 1835 | 1348 | 1108 | 768 | 497 | 488 | 341 | 385 | 483 | 1094 | 2010 | 1995 | 3820 | 4138 | 5000 | 47 | 5521 | 35 | 1077 | 5615 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | NE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
19 | 41 | 74 | 72 | 52 | 276 | 176 | 409 | 403 | 303 | 361 | 216 | 647 | 134 | 84 | 65 | — | 35 | 8 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SW 8 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 70 | 80 | 119 | 93 | 279 | 634 | 288 | 217 | 190 | 134 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
738 | 402 | 1178 | 1449 | 3 | 4 | 215 | 1278 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6030 | 7218 | 5587 | 4079 | 8227 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 103 | 103 | 140 | 249 | 400 | 400 | 256 |
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