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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 29 Dec 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (30 Dec)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
2
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)610101014141212127888888810988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288321891943334196891136973464275152808867584354105167
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
2.12
6:28AM
2.04
6:57PM
2.12
7:39AM
2.12
8:08PM
2.18
8:45AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.56
12:52PM
0.65
1:34AM
0.53
2:08PM
0.56
2:41AM
0.44
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:52-------8:52-------8:52------
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
41--1-13-1---1111-1-----
Temp. °C151617161515151520181616161619222321191818172019
Feels °C (?)991098781017151313141519212222181616161815
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