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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 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
18.2° 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 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121245161615141414121513121211111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291415142534259787815151131112229344347302311298263318370349
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
2.11
3:56AM
2.07
4:34PM
1.90
5:17AM
1.92
6:07PM
1.79
6:54AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.52
9:24PM
0.63
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
12:09PM
0.85
12:55AM
0.86
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:23-------7:22----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------115671-----------
Temp. °C182120181817161514151516181920202122242119171616
Feels °C (?)182018171716141412121213151517171920232119171616
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