Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 8PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.8
S
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)15151515715151515141414141413131213131211121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27927928325329719319119118818618313411110770686966424037282818
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
NE
0
E
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.22
2:37AM
2.14
2:53PM
2.04
3:15AM
1.96
3:36PM
1.85
4:08AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.41
8:17PM
0.47
8:34AM
0.59
8:51PM
0.65
9:14AM
0.78
9:36PM
0.84
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:51-------7:50-------7:47----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171917161513131314161918151414141517181714131212
Feels °C (?)14171412117778121513101112121415161614131111
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