Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
730
926
1162
1245
1214
933
837
683
674
674
584
656
656
807
1571
1721
2681
3985
4552
14748
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
9:13AM2.22m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.94m
1:46AM0.91m
2:19PM1.00m
2:52AM0.94m
3:27PM1.03m
rain showers
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light rain
clear
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
15
14
12
11
10
11
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
11
12
11
9
8
6
5
0
1
-1
0
-2
-2
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
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