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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nugget Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nugget Point sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | |
1592 | 1360 | 495 | 394 | 332 | 1100 | 173 | 381 | 217 | 188 | 43 | 518 | 236 | 225 | 377 | 507 | 486 | 437 | 422 | 408 | 580 | 1200 | 4785 | 9009 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.30m | 00:21AM2.30m | 12:42PM2.35m | 1:06AM2.34m | 1:26PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.90m | 6:05PM0.83m | 6:32AM0.87m | 6:53PM0.83m | 7:16AM0.85m | 7:38PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 1592 | 1360 | 495 | 394 | 332 | 133 | 173 | 123 | 99 | 75 | 28 | 45 | 57 | 225 | 377 | 507 | 486 | 437 | 241 | 408 | 399 | 376 | 3155 | 3983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 22 | S 22 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 293 | 197 | 131 | 145 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 43 | 161 | 236 | 18 | 37 | 46 | 77 | 106 | 422 | 216 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 51 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NW 2 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1100 | — | 381 | 217 | 188 | 5 | 518 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 580 | 1200 | 4785 | 9009 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 53 | 369 | 400 | 29 |
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