Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1512
1493
1184
1093
917
1374
1409
1319
1283
1068
889
733
624
577
530
514
167
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:52AM2.20m
1:16PM2.24m
1:31AM2.29m
1:55PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.97m
7:08AM0.87m
7:28PM0.88m
7:47AM0.79m
8:05PM0.80m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
3
3
3
5
5
4
5
4
6
7
6
5
6
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