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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
0.7
WSW
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.3
S
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)121256661667789991011111111109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141465811441482203554838511620208521512018196626441829153723311690937573268181
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
10
S
20
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.92
9:36PM
1.95
9:59AM
2.11
10:17PM
2.13
10:36AM
2.31
10:53PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.79
3:33PM
0.72
3:49AM
0.60
4:15PM
0.51
4:28AM
0.41
4:51PM
0.32
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:45-------6:46-------6:47------
Sunset-----8:23-------8:22-------8:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------5112842-----
Temp. °C181717181817161615151516141313131414151618181614
Feels °C (?)1819181716151411986751110798111215161412
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