Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.1°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
98
91
384
674
936
1010
874
874
712
595
553
427
421
317
170
124
124
75
75
75
53
37
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:21PM2.24m
10:57AM2.25m
11:25PM2.27m
11:58AM2.27m
00:23AM2.31m
12:52PM2.31m
1:15AM2.35m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.83m
5:08PM0.93m
5:37AM0.82m
6:09PM0.90m
6:34AM0.82m
7:03PM0.87m
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6:11
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6:09
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8:34
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8:36
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8:38
 mm
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1
2
1
1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
6
4
4
4
6
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
15
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
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