Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (08 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
1
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)161616161615161616151516151414131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110812301358134113071139159213931376917424471470715674572488434347278217199154151
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
2.31
7:21PM
2.28
7:34AM
2.22
8:07PM
2.20
8:22AM
2.13
9:02PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.98
1:38AM
1.06
1:57PM
1.07
2:22AM
1.16
2:46PM
1.15
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:14--
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11211-----------------
Temp. °C1313141411101010109101111111099891112121211
Feels °C (?)1212141165676455567765457799
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