Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
0.5
SSW
1.8
WSW
1.2
SW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)888888881010101016167151414771381312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240200202171140140140116116131131149201144131142140138164183994234791979
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.43
6:31AM
2.34
7:13PM
2.35
7:40AM
2.27
8:21PM
2.28
8:52AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.86
12:54PM
0.79
1:26AM
0.92
1:59PM
0.84
2:32AM
0.96
3:07PM
0.86
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:47-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9898899988777911111099910131414
Feels °C (?)546547775544468876556101010
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