Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is

12.7°C

Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	S 8	E 6	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	39	21	35	23	37	52	37	51	42	43	45	23	98	199	387	574	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	357	362	413
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:15AM2.35m				1:41PM2.35m				2:02AM2.39m				2:26PM2.37m				2:47AM2.42m				3:08PM2.39m				3:29AM2.43m
Low Tide				7:26AM0.82m				7:52PM0.85m				8:15AM0.84m				8:37PM0.84m				9:00AM0.88m				9:20PM0.85m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—	—	—	8:43
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	16	18	21	18	15	12	12	12	13	12	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	10	9	9	11	14	17	20	15	13	10	12	12	11	9	7	6	7	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SE 5	ESE 5	E 4	SW 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	21	7	10	8	37	11	11	20	20	13	23	23	23	199	387	574	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	357	362	413
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 5	SSW 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	NE 9
kJ	13	21	23	23	8	39	37	51	20	19	45	4	98	33	22	28	27	10	24	23	4	33	35	35	32	7	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 4	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 5	SW 5	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	—	ENE 7	—	E 12	E 12	SSW 16	ENE 8	—
kJ	7	7	11	11	5	9	10	24	42	43	3	18	18	2	4	—	—	4	5	—	10	—	3	3	100	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	E 6	E 4	E 4	ENE 6	—	SW 2	SSW 3	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5
kJ	39	—	35	7	9	52	—	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	23	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	18	23	23	23	23	0	0	0	23	23	23	23	23	23	82
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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