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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
W
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131212512111113121212121111141313131514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1191167269474422213330375655885856102113131209186183178107
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
2.56
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
12:45PM
2.46
1:02AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.07
6:04AM
0.13
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
6:46PM
0.20
7:02AM
0.29
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:10-------7:09-------7:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191715151414151919171615141416191718161515141520
Feels °C (?)171513131212131716161614131315161416141414121318
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