Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
ESE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.7
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
447
439
715
589
449
443
362
321
299
180
236
194
1013
3935
5502
5199
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
50
S
45
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM2.24m
3:41PM2.28m
3:51AM2.27m
4:16PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.89m
9:31AM0.81m
9:47PM0.85m
10:07AM0.77m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
8
7
8
8
9
5
6
6
Feels °C
7
6
3
4
3
7
9
9
6
5
3
3
4
4
-6
-5
-4
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