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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 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 3.0°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: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2
S
1.8
SSW
2.2
WSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)13131381615999911111010109101010810999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1801408522851984040244051457221301432170679962773031326723539250116913894
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
15
S
0
W
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
2.17
10:44PM
2.17
11:10AM
2.14
11:42PM
2.16
12:05PM
2.14
12:36AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
1.04
4:25PM
1.10
4:50AM
1.13
5:22PM
1.14
5:46AM
1.19
6:19PM
1.15
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----9:34-------9:32-------9:32--
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------11-1------------
Temp. °C162018181614121110101113151614111010151514161413
Feels °C (?)13161111865422469109877121211151212
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