Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
3.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.6
E
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
740
665
568
553
419
253
197
183
178
170
187
205
147
188
314
296
188
164
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
15
S
5
E
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:29PM2.39m
5:54AM2.38m
6:06PM2.31m
6:35AM2.30m
6:46PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.90m
12:08PM1.00m
00:26AM0.98m
12:49PM1.08m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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8:04
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8:05
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8:07
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 mm
1
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2
2
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1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
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Temp °C
14
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
6
8
6
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
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