Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121217161616151514141414131312121212101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2087719311913515951961261258152250850835237936214521439165517355144869411122
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
W
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
2.26
12:31PM
2.24
1:07AM
2.31
1:31PM
2.31
2:04AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.90
6:18AM
0.97
6:47PM
0.83
7:23AM
0.88
7:47PM
0.73
8:18AM
0.78
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-8:36-------8:34-------8:31------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------4--
Temp. °C121211101091012121211109910151616131313101112
Feels °C (?)7777767889976671212131086234
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