Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
14.6° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
5
6
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131314131414131313101112131314141616171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20529029034239240445840442239833528222854444325978727490021013350695135477643773723
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.02
12:12AM
2.07
12:35PM
2.06
1:04AM
2.12
1:23PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.24
5:56PM
1.13
6:28AM
1.16
6:52PM
1.03
7:21AM
1.05
7:40PM
0.92
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----8:07-------8:06-------8:04--
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--11-----------------
Temp. °C14121214141312119101215151513131413141515151311
Feels °C (?)118101313121173469986787910911108
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