Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
12.9° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151515161515151514141414151616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516387322322318393419474592455443367367437305474519573425377482529463368
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
5
SE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
2.33
3:54PM
2.30
4:17AM
2.32
4:29PM
2.27
4:54AM
2.29
5:05PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
0.97
9:51AM
1.03
10:07PM
0.98
10:28AM
1.05
10:44PM
0.98
11:05AM
1.06
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:59-------9:00-------9:01
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------133---------
Temp. °C121111111820171918171612109111212109912121212
Feels °C (?)1098815161218161413965999766109910
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