Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
3
SW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
109
169
223
318
481
992
1444
1068
4209
1107
1027
818
466
469
453
623
962
1375
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM2.23m
1:32PM2.26m
1:51AM2.33m
2:15PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:03PM1.00m
7:25AM0.91m
7:47PM0.91m
8:09AM0.84m
8:29PM0.83m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:17
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8:19
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
11
16
21
21
18
15
14
13
13
17
21
21
19
16
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
8
9
13
18
18
17
14
13
11
10
13
16
17
14
9
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