The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 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 16.5° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (19 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

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	Wednesday 19					Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	16	14	14	13	13	13	7	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	183	179	139	133	103	90	68	75	140	366	326	253	246	242	195	227	192	207	207	204	158	158	158	161
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	SW	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:15AM 2.32				10:29PM 2.31				10:48AM 2.38				11:02PM 2.34				11:21AM 2.40				11:36PM 2.34
Low Tide / height (m)				4:23PM 0.37				4:37AM 0.29				4:55PM 0.32				5:08AM 0.27				5:28PM 0.31				5:41AM 0.29

	Wednesday 19					Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:21	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	16	14	14	13	13	19	21	18	17	14	13	12	13
Feels °C (?)	19	22	20	18	17	16	13	14	15	16	16	13	13	12	11	11	16	17	14	14	12	11	9	11

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