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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1
W
1
S
Period(s) (?)777777788887131313121212677666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32850656949636342152383091260327213112011695162155832392632191206464
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
2.54
2:04PM
2.57
2:27AM
2.43
2:47PM
2.40
3:14AM
2.26
3:38PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.03
7:50AM
0.13
8:12PM
0.16
8:28AM
0.29
8:52PM
0.35
9:13AM
0.49
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:12-------8:10
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413141719191715141111151819171413141417191719
Feels °C (?)10108912131412111199131617151210101014181718
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