Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
15.1° 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 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)77888999101011111212121111111010109109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351522729952112514061323132513141886220315381794168815841222959736598443363295160144
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
NE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
2.20
10:45PM
2.23
11:15AM
2.21
11:52PM
2.25
12:19PM
2.25
12:52AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.90
4:55AM
0.99
5:29PM
0.87
6:05AM
0.95
6:33PM
0.81
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:40-------7:38----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1321---------12----36
Temp. °C141515141414141415151616161615141313131212121112
Feels °C (?)87766679111212151615141111121110111188
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