Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
3
3
5
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.1
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1969
1160
1677
2320
2419
2496
2956
3563
1474
4514
2266
2582
7453
6880
6676
6737
1879
5418
4213
3718
1396
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:09AM2.13m
8:25PM2.05m
9:05AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
10:07AM2.03m
Low Tide
2:21PM1.20m
2:51AM1.15m
3:17PM1.23m
3:52AM1.15m
4:19PM1.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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8:08
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8:10
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2
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Temp °C
8
10
12
11
8
8
8
8
11
16
17
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
4
6
6
3
3
3
3
6
10
10
8
7
7
5
4
6
7
7
6
7
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