Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2493
521
606
553
614
730
926
1162
1245
1214
933
837
683
674
674
592
584
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26PM2.32m
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.86m
1:19PM0.94m
1:46AM0.91m
2:19PM1.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
7
7
7
2
1
-1
0
-2
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