Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
W
0.4
S
0.7
W
0.3
S
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212141313131212512511131212121211111413131315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1001031831251191167269544423213331373755955855102151149270
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
2.58
12:01AM
2.56
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
12:45PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.12
5:50PM
0.07
6:04AM
0.13
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
6:46PM
0.20
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:09-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314181917161514141619191716151514162017171616
Feels °C (?)111012161715141312121417161716141413141815151515
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