Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (02 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
!
3
5
2
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
19
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
5.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
14
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
1305
1576
634
1273
2154
3232
4246
4138
10636
6030
7394
5302
6185
5986
4884
5898
7089
6084
5259
3100
2626
2106
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM2.31m
5:28PM2.31m
5:44AM2.31m
6:07PM2.30m
6:28AM2.29m
6:51PM2.27m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.78m
11:40PM0.84m
12:06PM0.82m
00:24AM0.87m
12:51PM0.88m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
7
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
5
5
3
4
2
2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
1
2
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