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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131311121112121010101414131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1831341111077068676661403728281818172018335634311825
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
2.04
3:15AM
1.96
3:36PM
1.85
4:08AM
1.79
4:41PM
1.69
5:33AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.65
9:14AM
0.78
9:36PM
0.84
10:13AM
0.96
10:56PM
1.00
12:16PM
1.04
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-7:50-------7:47-------7:46------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C181715141313151718161413121216202017151719202222
Feels °C (?)141210101011141515141412101115181817141618202021
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