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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 9PM is: 5.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.2
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)7910101010101010101010999889888868
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31931456378510856374631481243413911409241053204249618091483119014631440973658494283112124
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
35
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
2.63
12:31PM
2.49
12:55AM
2.48
1:21PM
2.29
1:48AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.06
6:18AM
0.14
6:37PM
0.23
7:05AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.44
8:02AM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
26321254434311-111------
Temp. °C1312111010101011101010111111121211111110991012
Feels °C (?)12511111211132344334556810
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