Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
3
2
2
2
1
5
3
4
8
8
3
4
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
4
SW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1706
1875
2172
2029
8233
2716
2716
9818
9809
4320
3944
2187
6918
1586
1341
1184
1093
917
1374
1356
1261
1159
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:50AM2.10m
00:10AM2.12m
12:35PM2.17m
00:52AM2.20m
1:16PM2.24m
Low Tide
5:38AM1.06m
6:07PM1.08m
6:26AM0.96m
6:50PM0.97m
7:08AM0.87m
7:28PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:38
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
7
6
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
9
12
10
10
9
Feels °C
-1
0
1
3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
3
6
5
5
5
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