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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
12.9° 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 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.9
W
0.8
WSW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)7716678889101111111111111010111313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297326293352471821119315651888242725972280213522392067202914688349011103957928799786
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
1.79
6:44PM
1.94
7:25AM
1.92
7:52PM
2.11
8:21AM
2.10
8:40PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.85
12:48PM
0.82
1:34AM
0.69
1:54PM
0.65
2:26AM
0.51
2:40PM
0.47
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:12-------6:13-------6:14--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------271-----111-----
Temp. °C1312141717151414131414151312111110978101087
Feels °C (?)981011119777899766554234655
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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at The Point (nr Wainui) (fresh winds from the WNW at WanganuiAeroAws 28 km from The Point (nr Wainui)). 1.8m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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30 km/h
WNW
0.0
12.9
Air / Water (°C)
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