Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is

12.6°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 8	SW 12	E 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	75	75	53	37	36	23	21	37	34	45	39	52	50	42	43	45	29	98	199	475	768	773	711	561
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	E	ESE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	SW	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		12:52PM2.31m					1:15AM2.35m				1:41PM2.35m				2:02AM2.39m				2:26PM2.37m				2:47AM2.42m
Low Tide					7:03PM0.87m				7:26AM0.82m				7:52PM0.85m				8:15AM0.84m				8:37PM0.84m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	8:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	16	17	16	15	13	13	12	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	13	14	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	14	16	15	14	11	11	11	12	11	10	9	8	7	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	E 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	57	55	35	16	21	21	21	10	10	9	15	25	29	25	21	26	29	19	199	475	768	773	711	561
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 16	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	17	16	16	33	12	13	7	37	23	37	39	52	50	20	19	4	5	98	20	33	32	27	17	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 5	S 8	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	75	75	53	37	36	23	7	12	11	7	9	5	21	42	43	45	18	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	E 4	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	SSW 3	SW 4	—	SW 5	—	—	NE 8	—	NE 7	—	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	7	34	45	—	—	—	3	2	—	23	—	—	59	—	56	—	35
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	97	88	53	5	23	23	23	23	23	5	5	0	5	5	5	5	163	23	23	23	23	23	23
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Rating (10 max)	2				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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