Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
264
180
127
90
87
106
158
422
788
892
759
516
565
553
877
984
1029
870
730
665
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
N
5
E
5
NE
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:13PM2.47m
4:32AM2.49m
4:51PM2.44m
5:13AM2.45m
5:29PM2.39m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.74m
10:24PM0.76m
10:47AM0.82m
11:05PM0.82m
11:27AM0.91m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:52
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6:50
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8:00
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8:01
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3
1
Temp °C
13
17
16
14
13
13
12
10
12
16
18
13
12
11
10
11
15
17
15
12
11
Feels °C
12
16
15
13
12
12
10
6
10
13
15
11
11
9
7
8
13
14
14
11
7
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