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Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)101066109999101010777777776566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13513613212668616060644833194262647017318918412878695292
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
S
0
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.80
7:57PM
1.80
8:37AM
1.88
9:02PM
1.89
9:32AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.86
1:54PM
0.90
2:24AM
0.80
2:59PM
0.80
3:20AM
0.69
3:48PM
0.66
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:50-------8:50
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-414931321-1112-
Temp. °C151413141819201918171717192022201817161619192019
Feels °C (?)131211121718202118181717192022211917161619181817
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