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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
14.9° 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 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.1
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.5
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)14147899101111811121212811117776788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109215254621068173321451854198324061476230420711959607504128012573953272863054308881169
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
2.49
11:57PM
2.44
12:13PM
2.45
12:27AM
2.37
12:44PM
2.37
12:58AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.15
5:47PM
0.21
6:00AM
0.20
6:17PM
0.26
6:29AM
0.28
6:48PM
0.35
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset-----7:47-------7:49-------7:50--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----46-----------------
Temp. °C14171920181715141312131413121010911141515131212
Feels °C (?)91314141212109766777554691010765
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Point (nr Wainui) (fresh winds from the NW at WanganuiAeroAws 28 km from The Point (nr Wainui)). 2.7m 7s swell from the WNW with a 0.7m 14s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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30 km/h
NW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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