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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
19.1° 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 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (06 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)777888776666666777777131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327437506486541603439366226207219282253245282342318226168128999895168
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
2.53
2:09AM
2.36
2:24PM
2.37
2:44AM
2.22
2:59PM
2.20
3:21AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.18
7:55PM
0.20
8:06AM
0.30
8:26PM
0.34
8:38AM
0.46
8:59PM
0.51
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset---8:34-------8:32-------8:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171918171617171819212019181818171920191816151414
Feels °C (?)131513131314141517181716151616141517171816131213
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