Nugget Point Surf Break

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.7° C

2.3°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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
1.9
SSW
11
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
424
323
336
2865
891
1391
1557
1699
2235
3109
2499
921
672
538
530
508
569
934
1576
1807
1780
1712
2047
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
35
WSW
30
W
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM2.21m
11:51AM2.24m
00:13AM2.22m
12:40PM2.25m
00:59AM2.23m
Low Tide
5:03PM1.07m
5:34AM1.06m
5:58PM1.11m
6:25AM1.06m
6:50PM1.12m
7:13AM1.04m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
4
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
1
1
-1
-3
0
-2
-4
-2
-1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
3
SSW
11
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
501
424
323
336
1293
15
33
33
32
2235
3109
2499
465
404
286
201
508
569
934
1576
1807
1780
1712
2047
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
12
18
5
6
24
53
53
36
36
34
921
672
538
530
161
105
55
51
30
91
88
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
6
2
5
34
34
78
59
58
56
142
122
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
1.6
SW
8
3.5
SW
12
1.9
SSW
11
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
3
26
2
329
2865
891
1391
1557
1699
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
4
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
5
50
295
163
53
103
249
291
291
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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