Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
5
3
3
5
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3769
4343
3247
2266
7289
6937
6450
6840
1906
1735
4233
1240
1230
1413
1393
1443
1443
1588
1712
1471
4314
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
10:07AM2.03m
10:34PM2.01m
11:07AM2.05m
Low Tide
3:17PM1.23m
3:52AM1.15m
4:19PM1.21m
4:53AM1.12m
5:21PM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:39
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6:37
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8:12
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Temp °C
10
15
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
10
9
9
9
9
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
5
10
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
7
7
10
14
14
12
11
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