Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)98877777666566776111110131299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54938638131029533037729418212096126216255286225153117119225461202166132
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
2.64
11:10PM
2.60
11:34AM
2.68
11:58PM
2.57
12:21PM
2.67
12:46AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.07
5:05PM
0.07
5:24AM
0.06
5:51PM
0.06
6:08AM
0.10
6:38PM
0.11
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise-5:46-------5:46-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:36-------8:37-------8:37--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141517181817161414151920201917161415202221201716
Feels °C (?)111213141413131111121516171614131113181918181615
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