Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161716161616151515161615151515151717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1346110511391075112885483810008768811092123813581182103090175762262010561791181416341397
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
2.27
10:42AM
2.31
11:10PM
2.28
11:47AM
2.34
12:13AM
2.31
12:48PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.93
4:55PM
0.98
5:27AM
0.90
6:02PM
0.96
6:30AM
0.83
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise----8:15-------8:14-------8:12---
Sunset------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-
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Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C988789101088878910109888891111
Feels °C (?)545346774443567765544699
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Nugget Point (light winds from the WNW at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 0 km from Nugget Point). 1.4m 10s swell from the E with a 1.0m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.6m 12s groundswell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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15 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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