Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
175
204
146
140
140
81
79
71
69
44
43
52
75
52
104
158
249
260
251
386
577
572
343
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM2.24m
4:51AM2.20m
5:18PM2.23m
5:30AM2.20m
5:56PM2.22m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.88m
10:48PM0.95m
11:10AM0.88m
11:27PM0.94m
11:50AM0.88m
00:07AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:23
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
5
1
2
5
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
10
10
7
7
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
8
8
5
4
4
5
7
9
10
9
6
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
191
175
204
146
140
140
81
53
53
52
33
33
19
28
41
58
82
128
132
114
386
577
572
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
31
31
33
55
58
57
55
79
71
69
44
11
52
52
21
51
99
99
260
251
352
340
49
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
6
43
25
55
52
30
52
48
47
45
142
103
295
314
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.4
N
3
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SW
6
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
2
4
4
7
7
10
13
31
46
75
3
104
158
249
3
49
140
111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
18
18
8
53
8
0
0
50
0
5
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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