Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.9° 

Nukumaru Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
2.4
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
714
620
604
469
511
1384
2160
2684
3506
3428
3067
2663
2084
1543
1237
1014
541
303
170
140
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM2.59m
11:55PM2.70m
12:15PM2.54m
00:32AM2.59m
12:52PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.03m
6:06AM0.03m
6:17PM0.12m
6:39AM0.14m
6:51PM0.25m
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part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
16
15
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
14
12
11
9
4
0
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
3
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