Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
3
3
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)
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.3
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2
W
7
2
WNW
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
S
8
1.9
WSW
9
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2631
2245
1944
1866
2628
2460
2160
1916
2627
657
1159
1298
1216
916
585
416
350
688
709
653
783
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
NE
10
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
30
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.69m
5:17AM1.63m
6:08PM1.73m
6:50AM1.73m
7:20PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:45AM1.00m
11:06PM1.03m
11:55AM1.00m
00:50AM0.91m
1:13PM0.84m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
11
8
7
6
7
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
12
9
10
8
Feels °C
4
8
9
7
4
5
2
3
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
2
8
5
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