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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.8° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121255516151414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381157871686743423129291415142745276388817978111114
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
2.47
2:30PM
2.35
2:56AM
2.28
3:24PM
2.11
3:56AM
2.07
4:34PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.29
8:32PM
0.39
9:00AM
0.52
9:24PM
0.63
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:25-------7:23--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------123522
Temp. °C161617201917161616161821201818171615151616161616
Feels °C (?)131517201918171616161820181818161413141615141414
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