Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
245
348
474
890
1032
1388
1516
1628
1997
1948
1654
1613
1364
1052
911
796
785
731
680
659
520
504
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
11:21AM2.16m
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
00:34AM2.16m
1:02PM2.19m
Low Tide
5:00AM1.13m
5:28PM1.20m
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
6:50AM1.06m
7:17PM1.11m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
4
3
2
3
3
4
6
7
5
5
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
4
4
2
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
2
3
1
1
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