Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2268
1874
1729
1585
1163
964
572
333
232
223
223
220
162
128
81
123
267
234
229
229
229
226
223
220
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:45PM2.04m
5:13AM2.10m
5:55PM2.07m
6:26AM2.11m
7:06PM2.16m
7:37AM2.19m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.67m
11:46AM0.58m
00:23AM0.64m
1:01PM0.53m
1:38AM0.53m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
Feels °C
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
6
4
5
5
5
3
4
7
7
6
6
4
3
2
2
7
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