Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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 2.5°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 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)888888888888888998999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)460392173147144197220220300212384318293246210225220275203413575538657784
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
1.99
3:17PM
2.08
3:50AM
1.92
4:18PM
2.04
4:57AM
1.90
5:24PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.60
8:53AM
0.64
9:36PM
0.65
9:54AM
0.71
10:47PM
0.67
11:10AM
0.74
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:29-------8:30
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1121----------
Temp. °C201918182124242120201919192019191616141518181816
Feels °C (?)191715161821211919191818181817171414111214131412
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