Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (01 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
2
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212101212121413131312121212121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165520201374511976116614262780476845553798218920351993199018461680150412131048846734610463
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
2.37
2:24PM
2.38
2:55AM
2.42
3:12PM
2.45
3:41AM
2.46
3:57PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
0.73
8:18AM
0.78
8:40PM
0.64
9:06AM
0.70
9:28PM
0.58
9:50AM
0.66
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:13-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset-------8:30-------8:29-------8:27
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---61-1-----------------
Temp. °C13131311111111109999910111098667101111
Feels °C (?)1087543322233445556334667
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