Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
2.3
WSW
7
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.5
SW
10
4
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
475
318
275
326
255
277
320
223
471
102
129
350
433
3305
678
590
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
-1
4
4
4
6
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
4
3
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