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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
19.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111166776699991010107767157715
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45945171620013517316715674614260594733333050374044333221
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NW
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
1.78
7:29AM
1.80
7:57PM
1.80
8:37AM
1.88
9:02PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.93
1:12AM
0.86
1:54PM
0.90
2:24AM
0.80
2:59PM
0.80
3:20AM
0.69
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---8:51-------8:51-------8:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------1121--51216423211
Temp. °C182118171514131416181716161716161617181817161617
Feels °C (?)151713131312101215171717161716171617191919161618
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