Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)77888889991010101010101010101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302311151311383446284339421388414378378322313319273279302625855973957926
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
2.01
10:24PM
2.06
10:48AM
2.07
11:18PM
2.12
11:39AM
2.16
12:06AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.10
4:39AM
1.14
5:06PM
1.02
5:34AM
1.04
5:57PM
0.92
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:08-------6:07----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------11
Temp. °C131515141313131313141413121212111114141312111110
Feels °C (?)10121211101010991112121110101091211101010116
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