Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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 2.8°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 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.8
SSW
1.7
E
1.7
E
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1313666666147777788899910101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245162122120140135171202257266270360443468507561857858541476605745804709
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
2.29
5:45PM
2.27
5:55AM
2.20
6:29PM
2.19
6:40AM
2.11
7:19PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.01
11:59PM
1.10
12:18PM
1.08
12:42AM
1.17
1:05PM
1.13
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:17-------6:15--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111111212131313131414141414141313131515141313
Feels °C (?)5555678988987888911121414131210
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