Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (03 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.7
S
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)777876661118181817161616161515156666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6726546544873122332001441121281801231191511731461421338684111153147115
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
2.59
11:22PM
2.52
11:38AM
2.67
11:58PM
2.58
12:12PM
2.68
12:31AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
0.07
5:32AM
0.08
5:53PM
0.01
6:03AM
0.04
6:23PM
0.01
6:33AM
0.07
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:00-------7:59-------7:58----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
231---------------------
Temp. °C111214141314131313151515131212121518181614131212
Feels °C (?)4578898910131314121010101315151312111010
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