Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
7
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
2.3
SW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)161512141414141414141414141414141213131211111115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1393229936544686678887927141600868416039250699699694382263072682617777735665364591421
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
2.37
2:32AM
2.38
2:49PM
2.43
3:15AM
2.42
3:31PM
2.46
3:54AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.70
8:42AM
0.75
9:04PM
0.69
9:24AM
0.73
9:46PM
0.71
10:04AM
0.75
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:56-------7:56-------7:58-
Sunset-7:35-------7:32-------7:30------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C13121210999111111109878131817161615151519
Feels °C (?)6430-11244565434101615151514131316
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