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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
13.8° 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 10AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.9
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212111099881113131312121212121212191317616161616171716161619181816161616151515161616151514141414141415161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)73628649913832792055141811055801045833652429346233151144174177189252394495514570669708539449394487483547718602768639498489476415327280439544689521631584480533508581579584825703683702589540
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
S
0
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
S
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
2.50
1:42PM
2.31
2:01AM
2.42
2:30PM
2.24
2:51AM
2.31
3:24PM
2.15
3:48AM
2.19
4:26PM
2.07
4:55AM
2.08
5:37PM
2.04
6:11AM
2.04
6:52PM
2.09
7:26AM
2.09
8:02PM
2.20
8:32AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.23
7:44PM
0.33
8:16AM
0.31
8:32PM
0.44
9:08AM
0.42
9:29PM
0.56
10:10AM
0.54
10:43PM
0.66
11:27AM
0.62
12:09AM
0.68
12:48PM
0.61
1:29AM
0.61
1:58PM
0.53
2:34AM
0.49
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset----5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------
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Rain (mm)
322------------2-----------------------------1421-----------
Temp. °C1212121313121099910111210101099911121012121211101212109877811111087779121210109988101098777711
Feels °C (?)665667656778875567799788897896565557787443599436656888544349
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Point (nr Wainui) (fresh winds from the W at WanganuiAeroAws 28 km from The Point (nr Wainui)). A 3.6m groundswell from the W are too big for here

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37 km/h
W
13.3
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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