Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 5PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1
W
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)888899913131414141414141414131377777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)603758782721603552490775865103310601335137313731240104878851333437636723011464
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
5
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
2.74
10:45PM
2.73
11:03AM
2.74
11:26PM
2.72
11:46AM
2.65
12:09AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
-0.10
4:56AM
-0.04
5:15PM
-0.05
5:36AM
0.01
5:55PM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-4285661-136----81--21-1
Temp. °C181817171515141415171513121212121214141312121112
Feels °C (?)14121214141413131315131110119779101010635
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