Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
6
6
!
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8917
7655
11439
3335
3950
3182
3102
2850
2580
2177
2042
2238
10165
9816
9128
8765
4277
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:02AM2.09m
12:31PM2.14m
00:50AM2.13m
1:15PM2.18m
Low Tide
6:19AM1.06m
6:48PM1.09m
7:06AM0.97m
7:30PM0.99m
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
10
11
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
-3
-1
1
3
4
7
9
6
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
4
3
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