Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?

The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12126788888899999191818171688888910111111111212111112111111111111111111101011111111111111111118171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)370380356451580586767741684138215611613641737738780825860969916116397411077251057192731327262289427172395271220511881185917251660157115021428163216941669152313801398142212591207123910268788787948299251098154113291320
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
2.22
1:43AM
2.19
2:09PM
2.24
2:24AM
2.21
2:52PM
2.26
3:04AM
2.23
3:32PM
2.28
3:44AM
2.25
4:12PM
2.30
4:24AM
2.28
4:53PM
2.31
5:06AM
2.30
5:34PM
2.32
5:50AM
2.31
6:18PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.10
7:57AM
0.99
8:21PM
1.03
8:38AM
0.91
9:01PM
0.95
9:19AM
0.84
9:40PM
0.89
10:00AM
0.78
10:20PM
0.84
10:42AM
0.74
11:02PM
0.81
11:27AM
0.73
11:46PM
0.80
12:13PM
0.75
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------8:22-------8:22-------8:21-------8:21-------8:19-------8:18-------8:18-----
Sunset5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8778999999878810121211109889101011111099810121098777101199987681097677789765
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-1011124435579109875444345766469775344776543335653123433221
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