Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1653
1371
1248
1030
786
600
475
327
240
206
187
202
232
270
310
327
540
784
1194
1667
1380
1367
1185
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:38AM2.55m
1:01PM2.43m
1:20AM2.41m
1:45PM2.29m
2:08AM2.22m
2:39PM2.12m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.16m
7:02PM0.28m
7:25AM0.33m
7:45PM0.45m
8:11AM0.53m
8:41PM0.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
8
11
12
10
11
10
10
9
8
10
8
7
6
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