Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)99999998888888891010101016101515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)678530559505525463304246240200202171144140140137146153123149201144131142
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
2.43
6:10PM
2.43
6:31AM
2.34
7:13PM
2.35
7:40AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.80
11:53AM
0.73
12:25AM
0.86
12:54PM
0.79
1:26AM
0.92
1:59PM
0.84
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C898889999988891098777791211
Feels °C (?)232324455545578764444698
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