Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2961
2599
2133
1728
1291
1067
1024
943
822
811
682
561
545
434
434
655
1330
1194
1358
1899
2576
2049
1705
1106
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
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5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
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
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
2961
921
742
619
468
385
268
943
822
811
682
561
545
434
434
362
1330
1194
1358
1899
2576
2049
1705
911
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
ESE
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
81
2599
2133
1728
1291
1067
1024
234
127
88
163
157
79
75
422
655
203
60
183
228
217
251
251
1106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
SE
5
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.7
E
6
0.8
SSW
20
1
E
11
Energy kJ
33
32
31
35
59
76
69
9
36
34
190
55
71
58
164
23
44
92
32
517
247
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
1.8
SE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1261
368
120
230
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
121
101
101
101
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
68
23
53
101
101
101
101
101
101
101
101
56
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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