
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
662 | 494 | 376 | 309 | 351 | 550 | 2445 | 4324 | 4074 | 2939 | 2190 | 1599 | 1243 | 975 | 769 | 674 | 577 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.78m | 7:12PM1.85m | 7:41AM1.85m | 8:14PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:59PM0.84m | 1:38AM0.84m | 2:01PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
32 | 39 | 116 | 309 | 351 | 187 | 2445 | 4324 | 4074 | 2939 | 2190 | 1599 | 1243 | 975 | 769 | 674 | 577 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 17 | W 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 |
3 | 76 | 56 | 243 | 56 | 550 | 966 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 110 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 |
— | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 |
662 | 494 | 376 | — | 197 | — | 71 | 324 | 411 | 419 | 243 | — | — | — | 66 | 51 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 178 | 171 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 30 | 0 |
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