Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
14.7° 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 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111141413131212121111141414141414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81685764355354346612571189943774519425337263208208206206131787880136576
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
0
SE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
2.44
4:11PM
2.47
4:31AM
2.44
4:49PM
2.45
5:07AM
2.41
5:27PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.71
10:04AM
0.75
10:26PM
0.77
10:43AM
0.79
11:04PM
0.84
11:20AM
0.86
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:58-------8:00-------8:00---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:27-------7:24
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------21---
Temp. °C161615151520221919181817161819191716121010111212
Feels °C (?)1515131312182018181616151417181815138768910
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