Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
2.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
1152
1018
817
657
567
451
430
364
181
198
234
261
209
362
316
223
200
196
192
190
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:19AM2.26m
7:44PM2.24m
8:18AM2.24m
8:46PM2.20m
9:26AM2.23m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.94m
2:07AM0.96m
2:38PM1.00m
3:08AM0.98m
3:41PM1.03m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
5
6
7
Feels °C
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
1
2
3
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