Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)151414141212121212121111111010101010998887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888151681181122373554124614775155113804253353783542813111138611773
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
1.90
5:17AM
1.92
6:07PM
1.79
6:54AM
1.91
7:43PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
12:09PM
0.85
12:55AM
0.86
1:54PM
0.75
2:20AM
0.72
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:21----
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
14133112-----------------
Temp. °C151515161819182020212322191816171921221917161616
Feels °C (?)131213141517161918192221181715161820201816161615
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