Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
4
3
4
3
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
14
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
1.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
768
589
449
443
362
325
299
175
189
203
379
3697
5790
6626
7788
6397
4550
2807
2032
1510
1186
1042
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM2.24m
3:41PM2.28m
3:51AM2.27m
4:16PM2.30m
4:26AM2.29m
4:51PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.81m
9:47PM0.85m
10:07AM0.77m
10:22PM0.83m
10:44AM0.77m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
8
8
9
8
9
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
6
8
Feels °C
4
3
5
7
10
8
7
4
4
2
1
2
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
0
1
-1
1
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