Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.3
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.7
S
1.8
S
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
2
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)441357668999101010999988181777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15173260123225260111225304311377377414397430421384273195352267408378
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.72
8:05PM
1.74
8:37AM
1.90
9:05PM
1.93
9:24AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
1.00
2:05PM
0.92
2:30AM
0.83
3:04PM
0.70
3:19AM
0.61
3:46PM
0.46
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:42-------7:39
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
141---------------------
Temp. °C201917161618161615141211151919171413121416181816
Feels °C (?)221915141518121415131110141718161311111012131311
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