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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010101314141414141414141313131313131313131412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981201201442303965304564191632572572001831751752492452413163113213842200
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
2.45
6:33PM
2.43
6:56AM
2.39
7:17PM
2.36
7:38AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.62
12:26PM
0.75
12:51AM
0.73
1:11PM
0.84
1:36AM
0.86
1:56PM
0.95
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset-------9:09-------9:07-------9:07
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------21--1--------
Temp. °C121111101315161819171412121315131211101115171918
Feels °C (?)10898121213151613109101112121086711141716
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