Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
322
253
244
191
143
76
76
89
78
56
63
64
110
131
82
180
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02PM2.10m
9:21AM2.09m
9:42PM2.23m
9:59AM2.20m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.57m
3:30PM0.49m
3:54AM0.44m
4:06PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
6
5
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