Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.6
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.2
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
1.9
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)111010888888888866678888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85045231831826421919025719519012999781391702144271088171018511437989399205
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
40
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
2.22
8:13AM
2.23
8:35PM
2.36
9:07AM
2.40
9:29PM
2.48
9:58AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.36
2:35PM
0.41
3:03AM
0.23
3:28PM
0.26
3:52AM
0.13
4:17PM
0.14
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise---5:47-------5:46-------5:46----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:34-------8:35
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1544341912321----
Temp. °C151516161618191715141413141618141413131315151615
Feels °C (?)12111314141718151514111012141698765791212
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