
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1096 | 1082 | 962 | 827 | 706 | 554 | 457 | 331 | 252 | 242 | 163 | 832 | 503 | 352 | 239 | 364 | 865 | 1020 | 1401 | 1952 | 2611 | 3449 | 3999 | 3987 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18AM2.27m | 2:47PM2.12m | 3:08AM2.20m | 3:42PM2.07m | 4:06AM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:33AM0.44m | 8:48PM0.55m | 9:26AM0.50m | 9:47PM0.63m | 10:30AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1096 | 737 | 382 | 827 | 706 | 554 | 457 | 331 | 252 | 242 | 163 | 577 | 51 | 352 | 239 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 121 | 196 | 91 | 457 | 463 | 382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | — | WSW 22 |
7 | 1082 | 962 | 213 | 127 | 59 | 31 | 85 | 104 | 2 | 54 | 116 | 18 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 61 | 78 | 74 | 119 | — | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | S 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 14 | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 72 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
866 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 249 | 111 | 832 | 503 | — | — | 364 | 865 | 1020 | 1401 | 1952 | 2611 | 3449 | 3999 | 3987 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 105 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 104 | 26 | 105 | 75 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
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