Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101414131313139888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656609632562487418363356290240196203186180257178175216143294151263355527
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
2.11
7:36AM
2.04
8:18PM
2.05
8:43AM
2.00
9:23PM
2.03
9:50AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.21
2:01PM
1.16
2:28AM
1.23
3:05PM
1.15
3:34AM
1.20
4:09PM
1.10
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:13-------6:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313131518151513121111101212121110101012151614
Feels °C (?)12101011121511128778898887769111211
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