Nukumaru Rock surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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
18.1° 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 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131316151515141414141413141516161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656499921251237573757875464886102142166158118116113716867
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
2.70
1:04PM
2.71
1:25AM
2.62
1:45PM
2.56
2:07AM
2.47
2:30PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
-0.02
7:13PM
0.00
7:31AM
0.11
7:50PM
0.17
8:11AM
0.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212121518181615141313162020181717161617201817
Feels °C (?)121111111417171615131111151818171616151517201718
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