Pacific Ocean Lighthouse Nugget Point Catlins NZ
Photo & Vacation Spot

The Nugget Point Lighthouse has watched over the waters of the South Pacific Ocean in the Catlins on the South Island of NZ since 1869.

Small nugget like rocks extend out from the rocky coastline along the Southern Scenic Route in the Catlins on the South Island of NZ, hence how the lighthouse received its name, the Nugget Point Lighthouse. Clouds move in over the South Pacific Ocean where the lighthouse flashes twice every 12 seconds and can be seen by mariners for approximately 19 nautical miles.

A long path takes visitors to the Nugget Point Lighthouse where they can admire the scenery at 250 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the best times of day being at sunrise or sunset. An abundance of seabirds nest upon the rockery around the Nugget Point Lighthouse where the greenery flourishes on both sides of the steep cliffs, and in the water below, lives a colony of fur seals.

Up until 1889, the lighthouse was manned by a lighthouse keeper but today it is automated and managed in Wellington, NZ.

Nugget Point Lighthouse the Catlins along the Southern Scenic Route, Catlins Highway, on the East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.