Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
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9
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
3.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
674
674
730
4342
2032
1001
1042
1928
2781
4032
16108
15273
13248
2993
3640
2853
2414
1923
1728
1437
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
Wind State
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
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
9:13AM2.22m
9:44PM2.17m
10:26AM2.23m
Low Tide
2:19PM1.00m
2:52AM0.94m
3:27PM1.03m
4:02AM0.92m
4:39PM0.99m
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
4
6
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
11
12
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
1
3
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
3
4
2
2
2
4
6
6
3
4
5
4
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