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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 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
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)9998161414131313713131414141313131415151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10310168102137366326336246242200183192207207161158158158161242256263370
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
2.31
10:48AM
2.38
11:02PM
2.34
11:21AM
2.40
11:36PM
2.34
11:54AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.29
4:55PM
0.32
5:08AM
0.27
5:28PM
0.31
5:41AM
0.29
6:01PM
0.33
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:21-------8:22
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616171719181714141313182018171413121317181816
Feels °C (?)18151515151615151213111115161414111091116161715
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