
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
386 | 402 | 296 | 283 | 302 | 311 | 144 | 226 | 278 | 250 | 280 | 229 | 206 | 152 | 118 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 43 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.97m | 6:54PM2.06m | 7:32AM2.07m | 8:06PM2.24m | 8:37AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.67m | 1:36AM0.61m | 2:04PM0.52m | 2:40AM0.41m | 3:00PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
386 | 402 | 26 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 50 | 100 | 144 | 138 | 128 | 121 | 206 | 152 | 64 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 67 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
87 | 87 | 54 | 61 | 31 | 36 | 102 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 10 | — | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | W 6 | WSW 19 |
17 | 17 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 7 | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 7 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 |
45 | 286 | 296 | 283 | 302 | 311 | 144 | 226 | 278 | 250 | 280 | 229 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 11 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 169 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 154 | 138 | 177 | 113 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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