Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 3.0°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 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
S
Period(s) (?)991010101010101010111213131212111111101010912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43045948945945939432826728435350568310871145933885713599517402284228173264
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrossononcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
2.07
11:18PM
2.12
11:39AM
2.16
12:06AM
2.21
12:25PM
2.27
12:52AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.02
5:34AM
1.04
5:57PM
0.92
6:22AM
0.93
6:44PM
0.83
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:05----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------112511-------
Temp. °C131314131212121212141412121111101012121110989
Feels °C (?)910111110101111111312111199759877645
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