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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 28 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 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Dec)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
2.3
SE
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)1111121212121111111156610101088888898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41835733328028427021320215711613718136219191031634178171567187119821280
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
0
N
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
2.06
4:40PM
2.16
5:19AM
2.03
5:46PM
2.12
6:28AM
2.04
6:57PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.61
11:05PM
0.54
11:31AM
0.66
12:19AM
0.56
12:52PM
0.65
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:52-------8:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------2111-4461--
Temp. °C111217191917151312131721171515141414141517151515
Feels °C (?)91017161614131088111511787668121591011
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