Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 1PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
3
2
3
7
6
7
2
4
5
4
5
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
4
SW
13
5
SW
14
4
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2262
5498
9778
7377
10397
10034
9925
8835
9034
9746
6340
6792
6926
10264
9117
8493
5778
7459
6739
6075
7588
7290
3672
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57AM2.40m
4:21PM2.40m
4:36AM2.42m
4:59PM2.40m
5:18AM2.41m
5:40PM2.37m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.70m
10:32PM0.74m
10:56AM0.73m
11:13PM0.76m
11:39AM0.79m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
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6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
8
1
5
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
0
1
1
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
1
2
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