Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)8816161616161515141414101313131212121212677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)619528683674740657604493372476270812857543422238232630621617217211412312973
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
30
NE
20
NE
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
2.41
6:45PM
2.41
7:08AM
2.38
7:35PM
2.37
7:58AM
2.32
8:34PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.74
1:06AM
0.77
1:28PM
0.79
1:57AM
0.85
2:21PM
0.86
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:45-------8:43-------8:40--
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------2--211-----------2
Temp. °C1110111416141311111112131514121088111517161614
Feels °C (?)55711101010853457877658111312158
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