Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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 1.9°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: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212661211116181818171616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175116116909644335795171246352317493635788768649581461530489482352
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
0
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
20
S
0
WSW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
2.32
8:34PM
2.30
9:00AM
2.25
9:42PM
2.26
10:11AM
2.20
10:54PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.86
2:53AM
0.94
3:22PM
0.91
3:56AM
1.00
4:30PM
0.93
5:06AM
1.02
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:40-------8:39-------8:37----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----21---------------14
Temp. °C101417171714121212141412121110101214171713121212
Feels °C (?)6101415171199101111998781112151710121112
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