Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.5
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131414141414141414131313131313131313141414141214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2303965304564191632932532501831782532492453263212692653904635386532111342
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
2.43
6:56AM
2.39
7:17PM
2.36
7:38AM
2.31
8:04PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.75
12:51AM
0.73
1:11PM
0.84
1:36AM
0.86
1:56PM
0.95
2:22AM
0.99
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---9:09-------9:07-------9:07----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------22--1--------311-
Temp. °C131617181917141212131414131110101417191712111110
Feels °C (?)12141415171410910111213119761013161310676
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