Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
545
476
352
337
268
261
257
257
276
449
468
679
655
992
958
880
742
688
688
705
928
1125
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:04AM2.22m
10:35PM2.19m
11:14AM2.23m
11:43PM2.23m
12:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.90m
4:17PM0.99m
4:52AM0.88m
5:27PM0.95m
5:58AM0.82m
6:31PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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Temp °C
7
7
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
11
13
11
10
12
17
18
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
6
8
7
6
7
5
6
7
8
9
9
11
9
6
7
13
14
10
12
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