Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
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
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1488
2048
2199
2071
1997
3779
3565
3731
3298
3024
2731
2410
2615
2940
2977
2940
2649
2348
1955
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM2.54m
4:26AM2.55m
4:54PM2.51m
5:12AM2.50m
5:36PM2.45m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.61m
10:44AM0.55m
11:04PM0.67m
11:30AM0.65m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
6
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
7
6
Feels °C
9
9
7
5
5
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
4
3
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