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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
18.5° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212141313131255555131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162117114105102100100103183125119116727578545332334037565495
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
2.57
11:30PM
2.54
11:43AM
2.58
12:01AM
2.56
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.07
5:35AM
0.12
5:50PM
0.07
6:04AM
0.13
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:10-------7:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131818161514141315181918161514141519191716151514
Feels °C (?)121515141412111013161616141312121317161616151413
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