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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2570 | 4636 | 2092 | 2239 | 1747 | 1584 | 1134 | 850 | 646 | 458 | 384 | 306 | 160 | 144 | 142 | 189 | 173 | 268 | 1393 | 2040 | 2368 | 2339 | 2599 | 1849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 2.25 | 12:19PM 2.25 | 12:52AM 2.29 | 1:15PM 2.31 | 1:45AM 2.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:29PM 0.87 | 6:05AM 0.95 | 6:33PM 0.81 | 7:05AM 0.87 | 7:29PM 0.75 | 7:57AM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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