Nukumaru Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.85° S 174.69° E

Nukumaru Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
14
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
402
296
283
302
311
144
226
278
250
280
229
206
152
118
80
82
84
82
43
69
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.97m
6:54PM2.06m
7:32AM2.07m
8:06PM2.24m
8:37AM2.24m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.67m
1:36AM0.61m
2:04PM0.52m
2:40AM0.41m
3:00PM0.34m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
8
11
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
10
10
9
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
7
6
7
10
9
7
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