Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121110101010101010999998111118171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2616295995694072192192192192202202162071641381088257444061109334768
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
W
10
NE
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
2.58
3:19PM
2.55
3:44AM
2.63
4:08PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.63
4:59PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.69
9:14AM
0.67
9:35PM
0.63
10:04AM
0.67
10:25PM
0.61
10:55AM
0.70
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:38-------8:39
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C888913141314141414131216131312119913171714
Feels °C (?)66571111101113121212111411101096510141512
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