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Nugget Point Surf Forecast
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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 711 | 661 | 560 | 552 | 572 | 632 | 846 | 3257 | 3314 | 3020 | 3676 | 1696 | 1393 | 778 | 657 | 398 | 309 | 211 | 167 | 97 | 85 | 57 | 49 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 2.26 | 9:42PM 2.21 | 10:24AM 2.24 | 10:52PM 2.21 | 11:28AM 2.25 | 11:53PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46AM 0.91 | 3:21PM 1.02 | 3:57AM 0.93 | 4:34PM 1.02 | 5:06AM 0.89 | 5:42PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
Cross-off wind 0 km from Nugget Point has become light (light winds from the NNW at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station). Waves should be turning clean at Nugget Point. 1.4m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 8s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 45 min ago
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