Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (29 Jun)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
965
1696
2335
2731
2772
2651
2412
2379
1974
1752
1569
1360
1106
958
823
735
595
440
415
342
331
326
269
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24AM2.23m
2:50PM2.26m
3:03AM2.23m
3:29PM2.26m
3:39AM2.22m
4:06PM2.25m
Low Tide
8:21PM1.06m
8:38AM0.97m
9:00PM1.03m
9:17AM0.93m
9:36PM0.99m
9:54AM0.90m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
680
965
1696
2335
2731
2772
2651
2412
2379
1974
1752
1569
1360
1106
958
823
735
595
440
415
342
331
326
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
110
106
106
106
106
106
80
80
82
56
123
121
119
82
78
71
70
95
113
96
64
47
51
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.2
S
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
117
7
250
194
13
47
4
4
41
48
48
48
49
50
37
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
83
63
63
23
23
23
5
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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