Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
7
7
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3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
5
SW
15
5
SSW
16
6.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
6
SSW
16
6
SSW
16
6
SSW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
16
6
SW
16
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1344
4135
4499
5233
6180
6559
6414
5976
5163
4429
4902
5321
10412
11103
20194
15230
16997
17641
16507
21885
19400
18294
7280
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44AM2.45m
2:14PM2.48m
2:31AM2.52m
2:59PM2.51m
3:16AM2.55m
3:42PM2.52m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.57m
8:24PM0.64m
8:48AM0.55m
9:08PM0.62m
9:32AM0.58m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
5
Temp °C
4
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
7
9
10
9
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
Feels °C
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
2
0
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