Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
2.2
W
16
1.5
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
2.4
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1955
1834
1429
3456
3022
2968
943
956
1037
1165
2589
1299
984
770
534
778
586
463
463
502
517
462
429
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
S
5
NNE
5
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM2.02m
3:49PM1.97m
4:32AM1.88m
5:20PM1.92m
6:08AM1.88m
6:50PM2.03m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.73m
10:14PM0.81m
11:08AM0.83m
00:15AM0.78m
12:53PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
10
1
5
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
14
14
15
15
15
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
11
12
8
9
12
12
13
9
12
11
7
7
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