Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.3
S
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)14144145559998586666614126121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020193637455643575614370153881051131208178781281068380
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
2.04
1:46AM
2.01
2:08PM
1.87
2:39AM
1.86
3:12PM
1.73
3:55AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.58
7:23PM
0.64
7:49AM
0.75
8:09PM
0.81
8:49AM
0.90
9:22PM
0.94
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00-------6:00----
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C212018171514141316212018161515141518171615141313
Feels °C (?)201917161412121114191717161413131517151512111111
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