Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is

12.7°C

Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	34	37	56	52	50	42	43	45	33	98	201	387	566	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	337	437	362
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			1:41PM2.35m				2:02AM2.39m				2:26PM2.37m				2:47AM2.42m				3:08PM2.39m				3:29AM2.43m
Low Tide	7:26AM0.82m				7:52PM0.85m				8:15AM0.84m				8:37PM0.84m				9:00AM0.88m				9:20PM0.85m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—	—	—	8:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	17	20	17	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	11	14	16	19	15	12	11	12	13	11	9	9	7	8	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	E 7	E 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	5	9	6	22	22	22	13	19	33	34	201	387	566	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	337	437	362
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 4	ESE 4	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ENE 8	S 6
kJ	23	37	39	52	50	20	19	45	18	98	34	33	—	21	37	8	6	23	34	35	7	7	24	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 4	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	—	E 12	NE 8	NE 8	—	ENE 8
kJ	11	8	9	5	21	42	43	19	26	18	55	2	—	—	—	10	9	7	—	3	18	17	—	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	—	WSW 2	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 4	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	34	34	56	—	1	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	32	6	39	49	—	—	—	—	70	—	7	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	23	23	23	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	23	23	23	23	23	0	23	101	101	23	23	23	23	163
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
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