Surf Forecasts:
Nugget Point surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, SW swell with 9,797 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nugget Point this week:
The surf forecast for Nugget Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nugget Point in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nugget Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1393 | 3669 | 3009 | 8233 | 8240 | 7187 | 6204 | 3299 | 2361 | 2329 | 2114 | 3289 | 2555 | 1564 | 1341 | 960 | 576 | 2059 | 1692 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.54m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:23PM2.50m | 5:41AM2.48m | 6:11PM2.44m | 6:32AM2.42m | 6:59PM2.36m | 7:26AM2.34m | 7:51PM2.28m | 8:23AM2.26m | 8:49PM2.21m | 9:23AM2.20m | 9:49PM2.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.68m | 12:00PM0.61m | 00:22AM0.76m | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:13AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.86m | 2:06AM0.96m | 2:34PM0.99m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:29PM1.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1393 | 3669 | 3009 | 2581 | 8240 | 7187 | 6204 | 3299 | 2361 | 2329 | 2114 | 3289 | 2555 | 1564 | 1341 | 960 | 576 | 1162 | 807 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 232 | 402 | 545 | 649 | 584 | 538 | 379 | 304 | 265 | 138 | 129 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | — | — | 129 | 82 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 12 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 14 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | NW 2 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 457 | 5 | 8 | 8233 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | — | 1 | 2059 | 1692 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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