Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.7°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
7
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4.5
SW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10860
9567
7989
10012
4128
3486
3094
1712
1328
1081
975
975
851
674
568
482
362
357
288
257
205
205
208
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM2.54m
4:22PM2.50m
4:41AM2.49m
5:01PM2.44m
5:24AM2.42m
5:40PM2.36m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.66m
10:34PM0.72m
10:57AM0.77m
11:16PM0.82m
11:40AM0.90m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
13
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
16
18
17
13
Feels °C
1
2
2
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
10
13
12
10
9
9
7
7
12
14
14
10
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