The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 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 16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (18 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	15	14	14	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	36	32	103	260	390	488	480	373	302	232	183	179	136	106	92	70	68	74	150	361	326	312	246	242
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	N	ESE	SE	SW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:40AM 2.23				9:53PM 2.26					10:15AM 2.32				10:29PM 2.31				10:48AM 2.38				11:02PM 2.34
Low Tide / height (m)	3:33AM 0.40				3:50PM 0.44					4:05AM 0.33				4:23PM 0.37				4:37AM 0.29				4:55PM 0.32

	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
Sunrise	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	7	1	-	3	5	5	8	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	21	24	25	22	19	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	16	16	16	16	17	20	19	18	15	15
Feels °C (?)	13	15	20	21	23	22	20	20	18	18	19	21	21	20	16	18	16	15	16	18	16	16	13	13

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