Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 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 8PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3950
3182
2887
2850
2580
2177
2042
2336
9865
10409
9994
8520
7350
3788
5862
5445
5064
1978
2793
3059
3318
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:31PM2.14m
00:50AM2.13m
1:15PM2.18m
1:32AM2.19m
1:56PM2.23m
Low Tide
6:19AM1.06m
6:48PM1.09m
7:06AM0.97m
7:30PM0.99m
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:02
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
15
13
13
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
7
9
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
3
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