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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
0.8
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)7788891111111110810121111116777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45853268170717481672200513441109972771270407205396448566214318339271254226160
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
1.97
5:10AM
1.86
5:32PM
1.84
6:15AM
1.79
6:42PM
1.78
7:29AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.73
11:13AM
0.86
11:53PM
0.83
12:33PM
0.93
1:12AM
0.86
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-8:52-------8:51-------8:51------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11---------------111
Temp. °C242320201916181818171413121118201817141313121314
Feels °C (?)1919171615131313141412121191516131311101091113
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