
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2268 | 1874 | 1729 | 1585 | 1163 | 964 | 572 | 333 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 162 | 128 | 81 | 123 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:45PM2.04m | 5:13AM2.10m | 5:55PM2.07m | 6:26AM2.11m | 7:06PM2.16m | 7:37AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.67m | 11:46AM0.58m | 00:23AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.53m | 1:38AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
326 | 242 | 242 | 163 | 193 | 352 | 348 | 264 | 232 | 223 | 124 | 103 | 91 | 128 | 81 | 34 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
44 | 75 | 148 | 207 | 127 | — | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 223 | 220 | 162 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 20 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 123 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
2268 | 1874 | 1729 | 1585 | 1163 | 964 | 572 | 333 | 150 | 128 | — | — | — | 83 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 197 | 206 | 197 | 105 | 105 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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