Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.7°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
79
71
69
44
51
55
96
103
150
163
108
263
251
352
531
561
356
263
433
276
1196
2442
3366
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
N
10
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM2.20m
5:18PM2.23m
5:30AM2.20m
5:56PM2.22m
6:11AM2.20m
6:37PM2.21m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.88m
11:27PM0.94m
11:50AM0.88m
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:23
8:23
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
10
11
11
8
7
8
8
10
12
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
4
3
6
7
8
4
3
4
4
6
8
9
9
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
81
79
53
52
33
51
24
35
39
58
77
108
108
108
173
531
561
356
263
433
276
1196
2442
3366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
55
53
71
69
10
12
52
52
35
33
100
99
263
251
352
340
295
318
78
82
84
51
94
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
SW
13
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
E
11
0.5
S
20
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
6
5
5
44
43
25
55
52
51
52
48
47
45
65
58
39
223
236
89
212
31
99
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.7
W
3
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
32
55
96
103
150
163
282
11
38
47
103
51
165
22
42
69
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
6
9
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
18
8
5
5
5
0
101
0
0
5
101
101
121
101
291
291
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
6
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nugget Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest