Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
674
936
1010
874
874
712
586
514
427
421
317
172
124
124
77
77
75
53
37
36
23
36
23
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:57AM2.25m
11:25PM2.27m
11:58AM2.27m
00:23AM2.31m
12:52PM2.31m
1:15AM2.35m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.93m
5:37AM0.82m
6:09PM0.90m
6:34AM0.82m
7:03PM0.87m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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6:13
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6:13
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6:11
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6:09
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8:34
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8:36
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8:37
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8:38
 mm
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3
2
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
6
4
4
4
6
8
8
6
7
8
10
11
13
12
10
8
7
7
6
6
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