Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Feb 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 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1
SW
2.5
SW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
SE
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515149109131391312812126771167181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6044933724767949815503522071241190178118116901031296429109109171246352
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WNW
35
NW
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
2.38
7:35PM
2.37
7:58AM
2.32
8:34PM
2.30
9:00AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.77
1:28PM
0.79
1:57AM
0.85
2:21PM
0.86
2:53AM
0.94
3:22PM
0.91
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:43-------8:40-------8:39
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1741-----------1------
Temp. °C1313101211151514121088111516161614121213151513
Feels °C (?)11823278887658111213159889101011
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