Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is

11.6°C

Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 2PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	17s
Evening (08 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	665	665	413	1393	1514	1826	1783	1550	1261	1214	1093	1136	1343	1484	1466	1484	1466	1294	1136	1121	929	746	653
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:35AM2.37m				2:04PM2.39m				2:24AM2.44m				2:50PM2.44m				3:08AM2.48m				3:33PM2.46m
Low Tide			7:50AM0.70m				8:16PM0.75m				8:38AM0.68m				9:00PM0.72m				9:23AM0.69m				9:43PM0.73m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	12	13	12	10	10	10	10	11	13	12	11	10
Feels °C	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	5	7	7	7	8	9	9	7	8	8	8	9	10	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	665	665	407	1393	1514	1826	1783	1550	1261	1214	1093	1136	1343	1484	1466	1484	1466	1294	1136	1121	929	746	653
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 12	—	—	NE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—
kJ	36	21	413	603	398	—	—	6	57	43	43	27	25	25	24	59	43	48	51	8	8	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	S 5	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	16	20	3	3	—	—	—	14	12	23	—	—	—	—	24	22	8	8	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	29	18	36	62	74	82	94	83	97	77	77	45	67	74	82	87	98	—	106	40	64	103	168
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4
Distance (km)	83	163	83	83	23	23	23	8	5	5	23	23	23	23	23	5	5	5	5	23	121	23	23
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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