Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1682
1340
1688
3010
2909
2635
2269
1872
1654
1429
1245
1037
857
1106
2137
2119
2084
2058
1872
1675
1512
1358
1261
1037
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
11:53AM2.35m
Low Tide
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
6:12PM0.94m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
6
7
10
9
7
6
Feels °C
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
1
0
1
3
7
6
4
2
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