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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today?

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.4
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)9999997777688161616158141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2308218920271440100972441544236619911999276564485520202042323232
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
2.29
1:48AM
2.29
2:19PM
2.07
2:52AM
2.11
3:31PM
1.90
4:08AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.44
8:02AM
0.53
8:23PM
0.65
9:19AM
0.71
9:50PM
0.80
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---12----------------
Temp. °C111111111091010101212111010989121211101099
Feels °C (?)33334555689977657101099877
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