Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)--
Afternoon (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111199991212121266141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5986086085014934773803062852341041161039996686969679295124149160
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
2.14
10:18AM
2.09
10:58PM
2.10
11:22AM
2.07
11:59PM
2.09
12:21PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.14
4:02AM
1.20
4:35PM
1.18
5:01AM
1.25
5:38PM
1.18
6:07AM
1.24
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset-9:04-------9:02-------9:00------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1--1--------------
Temp. °C131212111010111418161412121112131313131313131618
Feels °C (?)9986778121713981010111099101110111415
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