Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
WSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.6
SW
0.9
SSE
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131381615999981110101099998910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2802611801408517643085146154252551643212681100817614777293217217381121535
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
NNW
20
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
2.21
10:12AM
2.17
10:44PM
2.17
11:10AM
2.14
11:42PM
2.16
12:05PM
2.14
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
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------9:34-------9:32-------9:32
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C201716201919161412111110121316161412111015151415
Feels °C (?)18161316121286444246910998712121114
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