Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
237
257
215
423
295
257
233
196
192
186
146
198
246
220
237
252
252
162
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:46PM2.20m
9:26AM2.23m
9:55PM2.19m
10:36AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:38PM1.00m
3:08AM0.98m
3:41PM1.03m
4:15AM0.96m
4:50PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
4
5
5
4
2
2
2
4
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
1
2
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-1
2
4
4
4
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
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