Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8711
8244
7198
6039
5341
4873
1674
1733
1188
2982
3154
2916
2717
2643
2006
1561
1226
928
750
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:15PM2.18m
1:32AM2.19m
1:56PM2.23m
2:09AM2.24m
2:33PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.99m
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
2
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