Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1189
1224
1479
1537
1358
1358
1288
1088
936
334
264
208
163
154
125
96
76
69
109
139
153
214
267
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM2.17m
9:01PM2.11m
9:41AM2.12m
10:07PM2.08m
10:44AM2.10m
Low Tide
2:18AM1.10m
2:45PM1.17m
3:18AM1.16m
3:45PM1.24m
4:22AM1.17m
4:53PM1.24m
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
11
9
8
9
8
7
6
9
11
11
9
8
8
9
7
11
13
11
8
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
5
7
7
5
4
4
5
2
6
10
10
6
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