Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.7
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313121414141313139991413131212121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)406304277220160200189183172132139203197114313871465142413691346130112301065954925
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
2.20
2:44PM
2.19
3:09AM
2.25
3:22PM
2.26
3:48AM
2.30
4:00PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.97
8:59PM
0.85
9:19AM
0.87
9:38PM
0.76
9:56AM
0.79
10:16PM
0.70
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:56------
Sunset-----8:54-------8:52-------8:52--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C101012141312111110101112121211111111121212121212
Feels °C (?)881011999988999988881010991011
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