The Point (nr Wainui) surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 NZDT
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The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today?

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)77776665667761111131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)407474418295151118109143216247289255178117119113227430362350344396396238
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
2.60
11:34AM
2.68
11:58PM
2.57
12:21PM
2.67
12:46AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
0.06
5:51PM
0.06
6:08AM
0.10
6:38PM
0.11
6:53AM
0.18
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-----5:46-------5:46-------5:46--
Sunset-8:36-------8:37-------8:37------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716141415192020191716141520212120171615162123
Feels °C (?)141313121213151516161413121318181818161413141919
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