Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)889999101010101010101010101510101414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5479739801050553565589550499530487487477418353346290240208203189144142178
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
2.19
6:40AM
2.11
7:19PM
2.11
7:36AM
2.04
8:18PM
2.05
8:43AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.17
1:05PM
1.13
1:31AM
1.21
2:01PM
1.16
2:28AM
1.23
3:05PM
1.15
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:15-------6:13
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141413131215171515121211151715131312111010121212
Feels °C (?)91091111141514139910111311987877988
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