Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)991010101098881212126777899991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198726972837259225392486202113108667634083873283193493123343687148218821254842904
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-11-------------1161031
Temp. °C151414151514141515141517171615151616161716161717
Feels °C (?)97677679991112121212111111111212121213
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