Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.7° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
1.6
SW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
347
393
1725
1159
1629
1816
3490
3109
2499
1028
763
538
530
508
569
920
1537
1762
1757
1907
2130
2493
2427
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM2.21m
11:51AM2.24m
00:13AM2.22m
12:40PM2.25m
00:59AM2.23m
1:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:34AM1.06m
5:58PM1.11m
6:25AM1.06m
6:50PM1.12m
7:13AM1.04m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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8:25
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
Feels °C
-1
-3
0
0
-4
-3
-1
0
3
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
3
S
11
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
323
347
392
782
51
49
32
2343
3109
2499
473
356
286
205
508
569
920
1537
1762
1757
1907
2130
2493
2427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
6
15
53
36
38
35
1028
763
538
530
161
105
55
52
68
91
91
121
158
214
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
1
24
35
35
35
53
59
56
125
204
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
27
255
393
1725
1159
1629
1816
3490
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
56
163
249
5
256
291
291
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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