Mana Island surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mana Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mana Island sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mana Island today?

The current surf forecast for Mana Island at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Mana Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.9
SW
1
NW
3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1313121313131348876777666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16161516161617291321287489361384410299247217200167182165165184159
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
WNW
30
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.08
5:36PM
1.05
6:03AM
1.14
6:34PM
1.12
6:52AM
1.21
7:23PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.49
11:51PM
0.46
12:27PM
0.40
12:46AM
0.37
1:14PM
0.30
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1212328---------1------3
Temp. °C171717171717171717171817171716161616161616161514
Feels °C (?)17171515151414171210129910910101099910107
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