Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.6° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
788
881
759
516
565
553
877
798
733
768
740
576
443
594
352
253
250
183
178
176
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:51PM2.44m
5:13AM2.45m
5:29PM2.39m
5:54AM2.38m
6:06PM2.31m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.82m
11:05PM0.82m
11:27AM0.91m
11:45PM0.90m
12:08PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:52
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6:50
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6:48
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8:01
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8:04
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8:05
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1
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1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
17
18
16
13
11
11
11
13
19
15
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
14
16
15
12
10
9
8
9
16
11
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
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