Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)101010101112121212121111101010109131010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32631928436764097211341083918763607517426338233184137123206327320307217176
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
2.16
12:06AM
2.21
12:25PM
2.27
12:52AM
2.31
1:09PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.04
5:57PM
0.92
6:22AM
0.93
6:44PM
0.83
7:06AM
0.83
7:29PM
0.75
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:16-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:05-------6:04--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1231------------33-
Temp. °C1211121414131211109913131110101091013141099
Feels °C (?)119111212111197561010875567109522
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