Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
1.2
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.3
WSW
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)101212126777666661810171616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96162155831432632711719441109136746267116107232226217266249188186
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
2.40
3:14AM
2.26
3:38PM
2.19
4:10AM
2.08
4:43PM
1.98
5:26AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.35
9:13AM
0.49
9:42PM
0.57
10:15AM
0.70
10:56PM
0.77
12:01PM
0.85
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-8:12-------8:10-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181714131313171919181615141418242120181717171921
Feels °C (?)15161211109141718181513121218232021181615151718
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