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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 01 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Dec)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (01 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.6
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)137888811111110109988811101099877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204383785109311418851565108782653545223918117315312012629022516412668226368
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
5
E
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
2.07
7:36PM
2.22
8:13AM
2.23
8:35PM
2.36
9:07AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.50
1:37PM
0.56
2:11AM
0.36
2:35PM
0.41
3:03AM
0.23
3:28PM
0.26
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:46----
Sunset-------8:31-------8:32-------8:34
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------11-231216
Temp. °C191616161719181715131414202019171515151517191616
Feels °C (?)181210101214131212101211181717161515151516211513
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