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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
NE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)912121212126131414777788899910121116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71686969677972120147160227321337435287273284264295216230177160232
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
W
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offglasscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
2.07
11:59PM
2.09
12:21PM
2.07
12:54AM
2.11
1:14PM
2.10
1:43AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.18
6:07AM
1.24
6:38PM
1.13
7:09AM
1.18
7:32PM
1.05
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------8:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C121314131313121215181918161516191511151513121211
Feels °C (?)111010910101010121516151313141511101211121097
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