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Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
E
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141313131313121212121212121212812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)638722732732822767692537514427414346312245233149147116114114114116118190
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
2.18
1:46PM
2.16
2:14AM
2.20
2:31PM
2.18
2:58AM
2.22
3:13PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.12
7:40AM
1.17
8:02PM
1.06
8:28AM
1.11
8:46PM
0.99
9:10AM
1.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset-------9:30-------9:30-------9:30
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111110101011121212121111111010111111111011121212
Feels °C (?)897666767767777888978889
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