Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)14147778889999101010101010101010101510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2572643504715726206306291107601641577550550490530477467408408408346284240
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
2.20
6:29PM
2.19
6:40AM
2.11
7:19PM
2.11
7:36AM
2.04
8:18PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.08
12:42AM
1.17
1:05PM
1.13
1:31AM
1.21
2:01PM
1.16
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:15-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314141414141413121215161514141312131817141212
Feels °C (?)88877899911111415131111109111413988
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