Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Nukumaru Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nukumaru Rock sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Nukumaru Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.5
S
0.6
W
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)1355513131414141313131356677878998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969892929315416613112911898956461149194243665445621163171716821228
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.88
8:30AM
2.04
9:06PM
2.04
9:33AM
2.25
10:01PM
2.23
10:21AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.72
3:13PM
0.58
3:33AM
0.52
4:04PM
0.37
4:19AM
0.33
4:45PM
0.20
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:05-------8:04-------8:01
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------111----
Temp. °C14131413141819171616141518181817141291013141413
Feels °C (?)9898101515151616131315141414127556666
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