Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 12PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
1.8
W
1.9
S
1
W
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
WSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)8910979141313121114111114141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1086135010485443211593062682121411181168281745613413116511711210310269
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
2.38
10:21PM
2.37
10:36AM
2.50
10:57PM
2.48
11:10AM
2.57
11:30PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.36
4:21PM
0.22
4:33AM
0.23
4:53PM
0.12
5:05AM
0.15
5:22PM
0.07
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161517181413121111101215151413121111131717151414
Feels °C (?)111115159865658111111101099121514141313
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