Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 181 | 111 | 80 | 70 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 45 | 32 | 44 | 67 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 148 | 229 | 177 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57AM1.86m | 3:27PM1.86m | 4:01AM1.72m | 4:42PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.75m | 8:55AM0.81m | 9:37PM0.90m | 10:06AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 181 | 111 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 45 | 29 | 44 | 67 | 12 | 28 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 177 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 101 | 101 | 101 | 17 | 70 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 96 | 97 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | WSW 12 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | — | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 6 | — | 42 | 60 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 33 | 11 | 80 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 78 | 148 | 229 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 105 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 164 | 7 | 0 |
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