Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
14.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151516161415161616151414181416161616151514141311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363403573441245318306280212191214211178160206402441419318255248138180196
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
0
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
2.48
2:39PM
2.55
3:04AM
2.52
3:27PM
2.58
3:50AM
2.53
4:18PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.68
9:00PM
0.67
9:19AM
0.65
9:46PM
0.69
10:07AM
0.64
10:36PM
0.73
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:58-------5:55---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------11------------1--1
Temp. °C1089121514121199913141210109991112111111
Feels °C (?)545812131296661111978777910886
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