Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
51
41
22
54
73
99
95
91
245
348
474
879
1032
1388
1516
1608
1569
1375
1341
1780
1511
1177
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
45
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM2.17m
10:48PM2.14m
11:21AM2.16m
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:01AM1.11m
4:27PM1.17m
5:00AM1.13m
5:28PM1.20m
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
10
13
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
Feels °C
3
4
4
6
10
10
8
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
2
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
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