Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
WSW
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.2
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)7899999913137877777888881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7261448140585849839529224775910943745855214653664888431198970617365163120116
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
SSW
10
S
0
ENE
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
2.60
1:26PM
2.69
1:47AM
2.54
2:04PM
2.57
2:27AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.04
7:37PM
0.03
7:50AM
0.13
8:12PM
0.16
8:28AM
0.29
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset-8:16-------8:15-------8:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716141312161817161514131317181917161511111619
Feels °C (?)131111111112141313121110981213131212149101517
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