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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
19.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
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
1
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
2.3
W
3.5
S
3
S
2.2
S
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)7915138881212111111101010911111156678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1583337431838160510105493473362652511941801369481116858546143300506583
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
NW
10
NNE
35
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
2.56
12:38PM
2.70
12:58AM
2.54
1:15PM
2.65
1:34AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.05
6:52PM
0.03
7:01AM
0.09
7:24PM
0.09
7:34AM
0.18
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset-8:37-------8:36-------8:35------
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1161-------------------
Temp. °C201817141414151618171514121116201918151414151718
Feels °C (?)17181688914141615131311915171716141312111213
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