Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.5° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1024
943
822
712
682
561
545
427
434
655
1330
1194
1294
1493
3062
1241
1974
1554
1688
2930
2832
2559
2223
1807
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Feels °C
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
0
1
2
-1
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
268
943
822
712
682
561
545
427
434
362
1330
1194
1294
1493
3062
1241
1974
1554
972
2930
2832
2559
2223
1807
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
1
SSW
18
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
E
12
1.2
SW
9
0.8
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
1.5
S
7
0.9
ENE
11
1.3
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1024
173
155
117
91
157
77
60
55
655
154
106
242
183
213
245
198
1287
1688
216
265
270
313
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.2
S
21
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
22
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
28
58
57
55
51
36
34
190
422
60
61
65
109
44
85
202
517
194
229
312
467
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
2
S
9
Energy kJ
13
31
57
206
680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
23
23
23
23
68
23
50
50
101
101
101
101
101
5
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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