Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
S
9
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
8
0.8
E
6
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
124
81
75
75
53
37
36
21
49
47
23
37
39
37
50
42
43
45
31
99
130
358
604
584
568
553
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
ENE
0
E
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:23AM2.31m
12:52PM2.31m
1:15AM2.35m
1:41PM2.35m
2:02AM2.39m
2:26PM2.37m
2:47AM2.42m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.82m
7:03PM0.87m
7:26AM0.82m
7:52PM0.85m
8:15AM0.84m
8:37PM0.84m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
14
11
11
10
10
11
14
17
20
21
17
14
14
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
13
12
9
10
8
7
8
12
16
19
20
15
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
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