Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nukumaru Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Nukumaru Rock at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1011101010101098888899111212121217161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)331029512827287828362714233117261307101612861524128382174881685481088779916361184681568
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
1.76
4:15AM
1.70
5:10PM
1.71
5:56AM
1.70
6:45PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.88
9:53PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:56PM
0.99
12:38PM
0.91
1:22AM
0.83
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise6:45-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---1-1111------------
Temp. °C1213131212121111121312111210879131312101099
Feels °C (?)57655655675576547111087655
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Nukumaru Rock (fresh winds from the WNW at WanganuiAeroAws 31 km from Nukumaru Rock). 3.4m 9s swell from the W which is too big for here.

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31 km away, 43 min ago

37 km/h
WNW
0.0
12.5
Air / Water (°C)
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