Nugget Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.44° S 169.81° E

Nugget Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
10.8°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
2.2
SW
13
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
147
143
194
273
270
251
596
322
385
1632
1479
1361
4193
3612
5151
6317
7177
7274
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM2.35m
00:54AM2.37m
1:25PM2.42m
1:44AM2.45m
2:14PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.79m
7:11AM0.64m
7:38PM0.70m
8:01AM0.57m
8:24PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
12
10
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
7
5
3
2
2
2
2
6
9
6
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
2
0
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