Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
E
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.7
WSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
SW
2
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101091310101091010109131088888161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4893402792191701232392683062652302402095192201959479346655381452419430512
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.27
12:52AM
2.31
1:09PM
2.38
1:36AM
2.40
1:54PM
2.48
2:20AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.83
7:06AM
0.83
7:29PM
0.75
7:49AM
0.75
8:14PM
0.69
8:33AM
0.68
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-6:05-------6:04-------6:01------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------81-1-9511------
Temp. °C1411989791314998988101110101097812
Feels °C (?)1176443510115300-2-1132445248
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