Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131213121211111111141413131212121111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10999439301077776102581676364355354346611211060836681519425337217158160206234
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
2.42
3:31PM
2.46
3:54AM
2.44
4:11PM
2.47
4:31AM
2.44
4:49PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.73
9:46PM
0.71
10:04AM
0.75
10:26PM
0.77
10:43AM
0.79
11:04PM
0.84
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:56-------7:58-------8:00-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:29-------7:27--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C999141614151515151519222119181817161920201615
Feels °C (?)555121412131313131317202119161615131819181312
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