Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.3°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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
0.6
SSW
12
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
364
309
245
172
134
82
82
66
44
93
107
79
75
73
106
173
98
151
323
394
897
899
886
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:43AM2.29m
9:13PM2.24m
9:51AM2.25m
10:21PM2.24m
10:57AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.81m
2:57PM0.93m
3:31AM0.83m
4:02PM0.94m
4:36AM0.83m
5:08PM0.93m
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Temp °C
10
9
9
12
17
18
18
14
12
11
10
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
8
13
14
14
9
8
7
7
10
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
9
8
7
7
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