Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)101010161514141414141414141414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7798102146259602732722732732778712603545447427357346312245233149147116
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
2.14
1:27AM
2.18
1:46PM
2.16
2:14AM
2.20
2:31PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.20
7:13PM
1.12
7:40AM
1.17
8:02PM
1.06
8:28AM
1.11
8:46PM
0.99
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:31-------9:30-------9:30--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1-------1111----
Temp. °C121213141412111110101111121212121211111111111111
Feels °C (?)10101113129897676777787888888
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