Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)8888899910101010101010101012121312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2563033735792773474304594894503943943322732733024328419731136964915675610
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
0
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrossonglassglassoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
6:22AM
0.93
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-6:10-------6:08-------6:07------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------117561
Temp. °C161413131313131514131212121112141412121210101011
Feels °C (?)1312111010991212111010981013121012118756
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