Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
2
S
1.8
S
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1515151515151515151515771515151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35335334834834434835328327927928336631119319119118818618313411110510268
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
25
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
2.39
2:05AM
2.30
2:19PM
2.22
2:37AM
2.14
2:53PM
2.04
3:15AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.26
7:47PM
0.30
8:01AM
0.41
8:17PM
0.47
8:34AM
0.59
8:51PM
0.65
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:51-------7:50----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919181513131316181716141313131417191815141413
Feels °C (?)1616161512101011141714139778913151311111211
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