Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
3.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)999998111111111616151414141414151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20716413310882574456717117131845556170169177478591140221175969826777
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
SW
15
S
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassonglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.63
4:59PM
2.56
5:33AM
2.59
5:53PM
2.50
6:30AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.67
10:25PM
0.61
10:55AM
0.70
11:18PM
0.62
11:48AM
0.75
12:13AM
0.67
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05
Sunset---8:38-------8:39-------8:42----
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C151614141210991317181515151513172120149899
Feels °C (?)141511111086510141613131211913171695566
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