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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
SE
0.2
WSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.1
SE
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)666651414141414141313522212020677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1816644305518333737353331306345447675261483635453392360
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
2.41
12:38PM
2.56
12:56AM
2.44
1:13PM
2.58
1:32AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.16
6:52PM
0.13
7:02AM
0.15
7:27PM
0.12
7:36AM
0.18
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-8:47-------8:46-------8:46------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------114512211--------
Temp. °C221917161516181917161617171718181919181817171920
Feels °C (?)181513131213151916141416161720181615141413131516
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