Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.3°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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
5
1
2
3
2
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5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
5.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
6
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4015
3903
3516
3156
2655
1622
1332
2265
7762
1766
1946
7374
6351
14404
23547
21615
17529
18613
6926
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:10PM2.07m
8:53AM2.08m
9:19PM2.02m
9:59AM2.05m
Low Tide
2:01PM1.21m
2:32AM1.17m
3:01PM1.25m
3:38AM1.18m
4:09PM1.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
6
5
6
6
7
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
7
3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
1
2
2
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