Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
2.1
S
4
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)13141414141514141413781010111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86510601060124014021392135411788865064652106529070326673619751083992398739873815326227792586
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
10
NW
5
NNW
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
2.74
11:26PM
2.72
11:46AM
2.65
12:09AM
2.63
12:31PM
2.49
12:55AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
-0.05
5:36AM
0.01
5:55PM
0.06
6:18AM
0.14
6:37PM
0.23
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:44-----
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--13----6213431-22755421-
Temp. °C151817151413131312131314131211101010101010101111
Feels °C (?)1417161311111310891010420-100000022
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