Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (07 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
1
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)161515161616161616161615161616151516151314131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1684145013091241118410941108121413581341130711391154978966917424471470704780572473359
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
W
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
2.37
6:54AM
2.31
7:21PM
2.28
7:34AM
2.22
8:07PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.88
12:56AM
0.94
1:14PM
0.98
1:38AM
1.06
1:57PM
1.07
2:22AM
1.16
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset---8:19-------8:16-------8:15----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------23262-----------
Temp. °C1517171514131313141511101010981011111110998
Feels °C (?)1416171414131211141555565355577664
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