Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
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2
3
3
3
3
3
!
5
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4
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
5.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10868
11041
6992
7293
6415
6576
6976
6571
9586
8324
10404
9381
8284
2460
3392
4085
3604
2457
1725
1360
814
520
357
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:36AM2.42m
4:59PM2.40m
5:18AM2.41m
5:40PM2.37m
6:05AM2.37m
6:26PM2.32m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.73m
11:13PM0.76m
11:39AM0.79m
11:59PM0.80m
12:27PM0.87m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
0
1
3
2
3
4
5
6
8
8
8
6
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