Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2084
2058
1872
1849
1675
1493
1324
1037
1010
674
530
449
619
515
460
373
373
282
164
170
186
108
114
75
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:53AM2.35m
00:19AM2.32m
12:54PM2.42m
1:19AM2.39m
1:54PM2.48m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.91m
6:12PM0.94m
6:39AM0.81m
7:14PM0.86m
7:39AM0.70m
8:11PM0.76m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:21
8:21
8:19
8:18
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5:09
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
8
7
5
4
3
3
4
6
9
8
7
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
7
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
5
4
1
0
-2
-2
-1
2
5
5
3
3
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