Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
6
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
3
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
422
629
933
1286
1997
4423
6571
4408
3770
3238
2679
2247
1895
1548
3062
1380
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:19PM2.37m
6:46AM2.34m
7:05PM2.28m
7:38AM2.25m
7:59PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.88m
1:03PM0.94m
1:25AM1.00m
1:52PM1.07m
rain showers
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
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