Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is

12.7°C

Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nugget Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 12	ENE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	21	26	48	37	44	52	50	42	43	45	26	98	201	387	566	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	280	367	425
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:15AM2.35m				1:41PM2.35m				2:02AM2.39m				2:26PM2.37m				2:47AM2.42m				3:08PM2.39m				3:29AM2.43m
Low Tide			7:26AM0.82m				7:52PM0.85m				8:15AM0.84m				8:37PM0.84m				9:00AM0.88m				9:20PM0.85m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—	—	—	8:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	11	11	13	16	18	20	16	14	13	12	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	9	9	11	14	17	20	14	12	11	12	13	10	10	9	8	7	9	9	10	8	7	8	8	8	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 7	E 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	21	9	10	9	10	22	23	21	13	20	23	23	201	387	566	568	561	469	469	395	323	261	264	280	367	425
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 5	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	NE 8	ENE 9
kJ	7	23	23	37	39	52	50	20	19	45	18	98	23	33	29	37	27	25	23	22	13	34	8	7	18	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 11	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 12	ENE 8	NE 8	—	—
kJ	7	11	11	8	9	5	21	42	43	18	26	18	1	2	—	—	—	5	—	7	7	3	14	17	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	—	26	48	34	44	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	28	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	7	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	63	23	23	23	23	23	0	5	23	159	8	23	23	23	82
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3		2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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