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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.4
SW
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)81566141456666666677121212127712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51567254544032721931941411221171172754885012728141427026214
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
NNE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
1.89
9:32AM
2.01
9:53PM
2.02
10:17AM
2.15
10:35PM
2.14
10:56AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.69
3:48PM
0.66
4:05AM
0.56
4:31PM
0.52
4:45AM
0.43
5:09PM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:50-------8:49
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
221-111-----------------
Temp. °C181717171918191716161515171819191614131315191917
Feels °C (?)19191819201918161516141313141414108779131310
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