Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nugget Point this week:

The surf forecast for Nugget Point over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nugget Point in the next 12 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 06) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Fri 4th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 14s
Best Surf 3PM (Thu 10th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful12PM (Thu 10th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nugget Point over the next 12 days.

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Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
2
ENE
2
E
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
2.1
E
1.3
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)141414141414141314131314131213888991010109111010101011161116141412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7878298639458766195045353943154335663853353237827491549188025781349975746451140614311315507640146618911693201016561444735
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
2.14
10:32PM
2.12
11:01AM
2.15
11:24PM
2.13
11:53AM
2.17
12:13AM
2.15
12:40PM
2.19
12:59AM
2.17
1:26PM
2.22
1:43AM
2.19
2:09PM
2.24
2:24AM
2.21
2:52PM
2.26
3:04AM
2.23
3:32PM
2.28
3:44AM
2.25
4:12PM
2.30
4:24AM
2.28
4:53PM
2.31
5:06AM
2.30
5:34PM
2.32
5:50AM
2.31
6:18PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
1.15
4:44AM
1.16
5:07PM
1.19
5:37AM
1.15
6:01PM
1.19
6:27AM
1.12
6:53PM
1.15
7:14AM
1.06
7:39PM
1.10
7:57AM
0.99
8:21PM
1.03
8:38AM
0.91
9:01PM
0.95
9:19AM
0.84
9:40PM
0.89
10:00AM
0.78
10:20PM
0.84
10:42AM
0.74
11:02PM
0.81
11:27AM
0.73
11:46PM
0.80
12:13PM
0.75
12:33AM
0.82
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise8:23--8:23--8:23--8:22--8:22--8:22--8:22--8:21--8:21--8:19--8:18--8:18--
Sunset-5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:09--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:14-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------7513105212---
Temp. °C8987899101111111099889781099109999999877777
Feels °C (?)685565688986320-2115877766651120-10233

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night).

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Information about the Nugget Point Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Nugget Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Nugget Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Nugget Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Nugget Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Nugget Point is 83 km (52 miles) from Dunedin. If you plan a holiday in Catlins, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dunedin. Dunedin has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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