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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.4° 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 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010109999999987677688161616158
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3676367631502496203816402027201919091440986737399346345250101122996564485520
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
2.48
1:21PM
2.29
1:48AM
2.29
2:19PM
2.07
2:52AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.23
7:05AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.44
8:02AM
0.53
8:23PM
0.65
9:19AM
0.71
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
563211111----131--------
Temp. °C10101010111111111111111091110121312111098912
Feels °C (?)1122443333564668998765710
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