Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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 1.7°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 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
NE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212126131414778888889991212161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6969676692120147160220366397522443435240212186190169177159232284362
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
W
5
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
ESE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
2.09
12:21PM
2.07
12:54AM
2.11
1:14PM
2.10
1:43AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.18
6:07AM
1.24
6:38PM
1.13
7:09AM
1.18
7:32PM
1.05
8:00AM
1.08
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------8:58------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C131312121212151818171615162012131615141212121314
Feels °C (?)99991010131514131212131551112111210981011
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