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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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
19.2° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
1.6
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)13101012121267766667610917161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12013696162155831703032331398840212144606763116107232226217266249
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
2.40
3:14AM
2.26
3:38PM
2.19
4:10AM
2.08
4:43PM
1.98
5:26AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.29
8:52PM
0.35
9:13AM
0.49
9:42PM
0.57
10:15AM
0.70
10:56PM
0.77
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---8:12-------8:10-------8:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151818161413131317191918161514141823212018161616
Feels °C (?)12151615121110914171918151212121822202017151514
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