Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
482
362
357
284
257
205
205
178
178
175
180
264
347
1095
961
796
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM2.42m
5:40PM2.36m
6:07AM2.33m
6:22PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.82m
11:40AM0.90m
11:59PM0.93m
12:23PM1.02m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
16
17
15
12
11
11
8
6
6
7
8
7
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
7
12
13
12
9
9
9
1
1
3
3
5
4
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