Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
1
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5260
4966
7403
6271
5198
3027
1400
1456
1847
821
1304
1152
932
817
395
567
451
391
275
169
177
187
155
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM2.29m
6:51PM2.27m
7:19AM2.26m
7:44PM2.24m
8:18AM2.24m
8:46PM2.20m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.87m
12:51PM0.88m
1:12AM0.92m
1:42PM0.94m
2:07AM0.96m
2:38PM1.00m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
Feels °C
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
1
3
1
0
-1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
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