Nugget Point surf break

Nugget Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 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 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s is also forecast. 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 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 06) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Fri 4th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 14s
Best Surf 3AM (Fri 11th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 11s
Most Powerful 3PM (Thu 10th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 11s

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
Tue
15
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
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
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2
E
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)151414141414141413141313141312136781111111111111110101010101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)900783740827927829626528537384338453566355281236242482792352437893492285225781151135812698879741095897836867781693770
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
2.12
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
1.14
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
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
Sunrise-8:23--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)
2-------------------1------911--113721
Temp. °C89988879101010109899989910891099101087656667
Feels °C (?)26765646888753220-11245684566-2-3-4-3-3-3-10

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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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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