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Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nugget Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nugget Point at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nugget Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 532 | 587 | 567 | 1132 | 828 | 782 | 832 | 1130 | 1452 | 1522 | 1439 | 1190 | 1028 | 520 | 380 | 389 | 248 | 237 | 144 | 259 | 291 | 259 | 275 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:25PM 2.28 | 12:46AM 2.30 | 1:14PM 2.32 | 1:32AM 2.35 | 1:59PM 2.36 | 2:14AM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.89 | 7:00AM 0.76 | 7:26PM 0.82 | 7:46AM 0.72 | 8:08PM 0.77 | 8:28AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
The wind is still cross-off at Nugget Point (strong winds from the SW at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 0 km from Nugget Point). 3.0m 9s swell from the SSW with a 1.2m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 58 min ago
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