Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
3
SW
13
1.6
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
889
722
711
577
484
469
420
157
152
156
139
101
137
133
129
169
367
542
1174
1597
1573
2984
400
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31AM2.29m
1:55PM2.32m
2:09AM2.37m
2:33PM2.39m
3:47AM2.44m
3:11PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.79m
8:05PM0.80m
8:26AM0.73m
8:43PM0.74m
9:06AM0.70m
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7:20
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1
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1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
11
14
12
11
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
5
6
5
9
7
7
5
4
3
3
5
8
12
8
7
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
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