Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1.7
SW
4
WSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131414131313131013131314141617171716161616161513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3984044223983352822285654839581169268251901847735324520844793723297724722295208218593560
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
2.07
12:35PM
2.06
1:04AM
2.12
1:23PM
2.13
1:49AM
2.19
2:06PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.16
6:52PM
1.03
7:21AM
1.05
7:40PM
0.92
8:04AM
0.93
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:04-------8:01
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------1-11----------
Temp. °C121110111215151513141313141314151311131415161614
Feels °C (?)10745699878779891110891010121111
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