Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
889
863
287
361
659
933
1175
1863
4565
4399
4467
3770
3195
2679
2247
3985
3513
3062
1344
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:19PM2.37m
6:46AM2.34m
7:05PM2.28m
7:38AM2.25m
7:59PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.79m
00:36AM0.88m
1:03PM0.94m
1:25AM1.00m
1:52PM1.07m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
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