Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121416111211111111151515151516161615151616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27814014028731429228228222421229138768312921606172816841450130912251184123012141341
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.48
5:41AM
2.44
5:59PM
2.43
6:17AM
2.39
6:39PM
2.37
6:54AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.71
11:35PM
0.71
11:53AM
0.78
12:16AM
0.82
12:33PM
0.88
12:56AM
0.94
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:21-------8:19----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------124
Temp. °C151918171717141317242119161413131416151413121212
Feels °C (?)13161414151411913211917151413121416131212111110
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