Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.8° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 5AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
7
5
2
2
6
5
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
2.1
SSW
15
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
730
683
683
840
924
1374
5417
10531
9922
3392
3305
9872
8635
7771
7276
1797
6045
7177
6788
6371
6854
5365
4310
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SSW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
4:01AM2.53m
4:35PM2.54m
4:51AM2.53m
5:23PM2.50m
5:41AM2.48m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.64m
10:20AM0.50m
10:43PM0.63m
11:10AM0.53m
11:33PM0.68m
12:00PM0.61m
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mod rain
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8:18
8:17
8:15
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5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
6
5
4
Temp °C
7
9
8
9
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
8
7
7
Feels °C
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
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