Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
7
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9688
9547
4213
3944
2187
1794
1512
1493
1184
1093
917
1374
1337
1319
1159
955
902
733
711
663
530
514
167
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:10AM2.12m
12:35PM2.17m
00:52AM2.20m
1:16PM2.24m
1:31AM2.29m
1:55PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.96m
6:50PM0.97m
7:08AM0.87m
7:28PM0.88m
7:47AM0.79m
8:05PM0.80m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
5
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
7
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
0
1
-1
1
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
7
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