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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 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
18.2° 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 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.6
ESE
0.2
WSW
0.3
NW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)104151014141414561099995886661476
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)910212120201936406034435756177751771179111398665653
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
2.17
1:24PM
2.04
1:46AM
2.01
2:08PM
1.87
2:39AM
1.86
3:12PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.48
7:08AM
0.58
7:23PM
0.64
7:49AM
0.75
8:09PM
0.81
8:49AM
0.90
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12--111-----------------
Temp. °C151618202120181715141414172120171615151516181716
Feels °C (?)131416181919171614121212151917161514141516161514
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