Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 326 | 301 | 243 | 217 | 137 | 107 | 79 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 159 | 232 | 291 | 387 | 353 | 353 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM2.60m | 11:41AM2.59m | 11:55PM2.56m | 12:13PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.05m | 5:46PM0.11m | 6:00AM0.10m | 6:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 93 | 87 | 54 | 53 | 137 | 107 | 79 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 82 | 86 | 96 | 387 | 353 | 353 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 53 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 159 | 232 | 291 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 268 | 326 | 301 | 243 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 3 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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