Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° 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: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)101010109910109999998877776667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112411541327142421173100408429002105224922811741154213081112913672509440319253253299392
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
2.01
2:38PM
2.01
3:04AM
1.87
3:37PM
1.90
4:14AM
1.77
4:53PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.66
8:46PM
0.75
9:07AM
0.79
9:56PM
0.85
10:28AM
0.88
11:36PM
0.84
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
Sunrise-6:16-------6:15-------6:13------
Sunset-----7:52-------7:54-------7:55--
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3-1-11---211------------
Temp. °C131211121110111111111213141312111011141515131211
Feels °C (?)985410233445776656899776
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