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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 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
18.2° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.8
W
2.2
S
1.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1211111110101010991097714131315141414141411
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1813584784603852603735027181044109257744226630626821514212011878767455
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
2.22
9:41PM
2.21
9:58AM
2.38
10:21PM
2.37
10:36AM
2.50
10:57PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.53
3:44PM
0.37
3:58AM
0.36
4:21PM
0.22
4:33AM
0.23
4:53PM
0.12
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:15-------7:14--
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-11-------------------
Temp. °C161617192018171716151618131212111111121515141413
Feels °C (?)15161819191715131313151586667781111121212
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