Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
18.4° 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 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)4s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SE
1.2
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
W
3.5
W
2.3
W
1.6
W
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.7
WSW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)8131344566668876777167714131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241616155412415224628436515076312402713832842582563263551744146513571285
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.95
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1116317182----343---1111-
Temp. °C171716171818181817171716191816151414151415161614
Feels °C (?)151615161717161513111213171513121211121112131211
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