Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.9°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
205
178
178
175
215
268
463
897
1072
874
897
863
840
673
1571
1463
1626
1358
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:40PM2.36m
6:07AM2.33m
6:22PM2.26m
6:55AM2.23m
7:10PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.93m
12:23PM1.02m
00:44AM1.03m
1:10PM1.13m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:30
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
12
11
11
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
Feels °C
14
14
9
8
9
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
0
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