
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 85 | 164 | 233 | 179 | 139 | 121 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 134 | 125 | 175 | 123 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.05m | 3:47PM1.94m | 4:09AM1.90m | 4:47PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.64m | 9:24AM0.66m | 9:49PM0.79m | 10:23AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
88 | 85 | 82 | 47 | 45 | 139 | 121 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 134 | 125 | 175 | 123 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | WSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
65 | 65 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | — | S 10 |
24 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
1 | 37 | 164 | 233 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 77 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 164 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 169 | 7 | 0 |
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