Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is 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: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)91011111111111110101113131312121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2009239922582135186219622061202914968348151103957838812683672565472377302235224121
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.92
7:52PM
2.11
8:21AM
2.10
8:40PM
2.28
9:04AM
2.26
9:19PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
0.69
1:54PM
0.65
2:26AM
0.51
2:40PM
0.47
3:05AM
0.34
3:17PM
0.32
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:14-------6:15--
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21-----21--------------
Temp. °C1414141514121111109991110976581313131010
Feels °C (?)8899865553346653325910975
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Nukumaru Rock (fresh winds from the NW at WanganuiAeroAws 31 km from Nukumaru Rock). A 3.6m swell from the WNW is too big for here

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31 km away, 2 h 2 min ago

30 km/h
NW
0.0
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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