Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (15 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1997
3042
3565
3731
3298
3024
2731
2491
2615
2977
2977
2940
2649
2348
1785
1580
1413
1114
982
838
779
2318
304
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM2.55m
4:54PM2.51m
5:12AM2.50m
5:36PM2.45m
5:58AM2.43m
6:19PM2.37m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.55m
11:04PM0.67m
11:30AM0.65m
11:49PM0.76m
12:16PM0.79m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
4
5
3
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
3
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