Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
3
1
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
7
7
3
4
6
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
4
SW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
4
SW
15
2.4
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3283
2354
924
807
818
851
1110
1241
6587
1706
1875
2082
2650
6228
2716
4122
9115
8641
3895
3685
7620
7000
5737
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM2.06m
11:21PM2.06m
11:50AM2.10m
00:10AM2.12m
12:35PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:42AM1.13m
5:14PM1.18m
5:38AM1.06m
6:07PM1.08m
6:26AM0.96m
6:50PM0.97m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
10
16
18
9
6
6
6
6
8
11
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
2
2
4
10
14
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
0
1
3
2
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