Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
1
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)151616161616161616151616161515161514141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130912411184109411081230135813411527113911549781531917424471470715768572473434342278
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
2.37
6:54AM
2.31
7:21PM
2.28
7:34AM
2.22
8:07PM
2.20
8:22AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
0.94
1:14PM
0.98
1:38AM
1.06
1:57PM
1.07
2:22AM
1.16
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-8:19-------8:16-------8:15------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------32131-------------
Temp. °C17151413131314161110109989111111109991012
Feels °C (?)17141313131213165555544557766556
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