Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
2
7
1
2
2
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
20
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
5
SW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
5
SW
15
5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
270
333
596
322
385
679
1608
1567
1423
4499
5233
6180
6950
6874
5976
5163
13881
4606
4975
5438
11493
10918
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:54AM2.37m
1:25PM2.42m
1:44AM2.45m
2:14PM2.48m
2:31AM2.52m
2:59PM2.51m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.64m
7:38PM0.70m
8:01AM0.57m
8:24PM0.64m
8:48AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
11
11
10
6
5
4
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
2
7
8
6
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
2
1
-1
0
1
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
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