Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
1.7
W
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.7
WSW
1
W
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)877777171212141413131312127812111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10142823953502541922433193295576241475142013951190126653948611861222170326532067889
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---2122-11111-122251----
Temp. °C161819151716161515141516161413131313131516151515
Feels °C (?)1316161216141412121112121110988911131191010
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