Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 62 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 116 | 259 | 186 | 138 | 97 | 95 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 265 | 398 | 476 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.77m | 6:56AM1.74m | 7:23PM1.89m | 7:59AM1.90m | 8:16PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:21PM0.84m | 1:59AM0.68m | 2:16PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 62 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 116 | 105 | 94 | 124 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 7 | S 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 35 | 138 | 97 | 95 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | — | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 37 | — | 82 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 25 | 84 | 259 | 186 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 265 | 398 | 476 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 169 | 164 | 164 | 7 |
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