Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.6° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SE
12
0.5
S
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
463
434
348
344
330
261
250
189
183
119
190
277
254
246
232
214
206
219
Wind (km/h)
25
E
10
SE
10
WSW
15
W
10
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:08AM2.28m
12:45PM2.37m
1:08AM2.37m
1:42PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.94m
6:28AM0.78m
7:03PM0.83m
7:27AM0.65m
7:57PM0.71m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
7
6
5
6
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
2
3
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