Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
0.4
WSW
1.6
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.6
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.7
S
0.2
WSW
0.1
S
0.2
WSW
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)66666613677771212121261213135556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506092160167140552093925955012601414141424714616125124125163
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
2.02
10:17AM
2.15
10:35PM
2.14
10:56AM
2.29
11:12PM
2.26
11:31AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.56
4:31PM
0.52
4:45AM
0.43
5:09PM
0.39
5:21AM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-8:50-------8:50-------8:49------
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191716161515171818181614131315181816141313131519
Feels °C (?)1816141513131314131310978912121086871013
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