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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.2° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212111111111110101017161616161515151414141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1609841895922708807701727110290880481372268857546937227924218614081148171
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
2.30
4:00PM
2.32
4:26AM
2.36
4:38PM
2.38
5:03AM
2.40
5:17PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.79
10:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.74
10:56PM
0.66
11:12AM
0.71
11:37PM
0.66
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:50-------8:47--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1113221-----------1-1--1
Temp. °C111111121211111112121315141312121212121415151312
Feels °C (?)88799788910111311111212121212141311108
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