Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 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
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 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
3
S
0.6
W
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141313131356677878999988776612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12711898956466181235250104543547132919741974198220921452849524345228173102
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
2.04
9:33AM
2.25
10:01PM
2.23
10:21AM
2.44
10:44PM
2.40
11:02AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.52
4:04PM
0.37
4:19AM
0.33
4:45PM
0.20
4:57AM
0.18
5:21PM
0.07
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:04-------8:01-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1111----111----
Temp. °C1614131317191817161299121313121311111214141414
Feels °C (?)1513111114151413146444443545578810
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