Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
4
6
6
4
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
2.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3079
2969
8711
7975
6948
5821
5262
5057
1674
1733
1306
2982
3529
3354
2930
2643
2035
1561
1207
942
591
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:15PM2.18m
1:32AM2.19m
1:56PM2.23m
2:09AM2.24m
2:33PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.97m
7:30PM0.99m
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
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