Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.7°C
3.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.1
SSW
13
3.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
558
762
651
695
1256
1010
879
694
669
1969
1180
1553
1833
2408
2690
3043
3362
1430
4148
2355
2208
7087
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:20AM2.21m
7:31PM2.13m
8:09AM2.13m
8:25PM2.05m
9:05AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
Low Tide
1:09AM1.05m
1:32PM1.15m
1:56AM1.11m
2:21PM1.20m
2:51AM1.15m
3:17PM1.23m
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6:41
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Temp °C
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
7
11
13
12
9
8
8
9
12
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
5
6
7
5
4
4
4
7
12
12
9
6
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