Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
W
2
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)8871212677889999991313131415151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1031756595387380329338321428432607977126374753953987597190113731561159714601402
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
2.67
10:05PM
2.67
10:22AM
2.74
10:45PM
2.73
11:03AM
2.74
11:26PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.07
4:00PM
-0.07
4:17AM
-0.02
4:37PM
-0.10
4:56AM
-0.04
5:15PM
-0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------2471346111--2242
Temp. °C141415181816151516161716161615151313151816151312
Feels °C (?)91011131412111111111312111312151212131413141010
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