Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 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 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SSE
1.9
S
1.8
SW
1.7
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
0.8
WSW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)6111010999981313124556668876117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89978277454227252416161528651082442371741134712270184150408
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.76
4:42PM
1.68
5:26AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.94
10:33AM
0.96
11:16PM
0.95
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1215223-----13
Temp. °C151313121420221918171717181918181717171618202017
Feels °C (?)121011101219211917161617171715151412121215171614
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