Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
6
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
214
237
225
243
344
399
828
4193
5605
10281
8948
12325
3800
4516
3309
3102
2887
2483
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM2.07m
11:41AM2.11m
00:02AM2.09m
12:31PM2.14m
Low Tide
4:53PM1.24m
5:24AM1.13m
5:56PM1.18m
6:19AM1.06m
6:48PM1.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
8
8
10
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
9
11
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
8
5
4
4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
0
1
3
5
8
6
5
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