Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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 2.2°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 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
0.6
S
1.7
ENE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)10111314141413131313121213131267778820818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60621721862462433363263173072339385199184175372472363276400276348422
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.24
4:55AM
2.29
5:05PM
2.27
5:32AM
2.30
5:44PM
2.29
6:10AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.80
11:01AM
0.85
11:22PM
0.76
11:40AM
0.82
12:03AM
0.75
12:20PM
0.81
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset-9:29-------9:28-------9:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C131212121111121212121212121214161615141414141414
Feels °C (?)1089987877777678998101213141312
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