Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.3° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1
ENE
7
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
309
245
172
111
82
82
60
44
93
86
79
75
73
72
96
98
84
379
569
962
899
874
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
5
NW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SW
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:43AM2.29m
9:13PM2.24m
9:51AM2.25m
10:21PM2.24m
10:57AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.81m
2:57PM0.93m
3:31AM0.83m
4:02PM0.94m
4:36AM0.83m
5:08PM0.93m
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light rain
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6:13
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8:32
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Temp °C
9
8
12
17
18
18
15
12
11
14
14
12
11
13
11
11
11
10
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
3
8
13
14
14
11
8
7
10
12
10
11
12
9
9
9
8
10
8
8
6
6
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