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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 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
19.8° 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 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
1.5
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.3
W
0.2
WSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)12124556666666666657129881114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4645244436499480827739221821207631139131313131318
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.83
5:03AM
1.76
5:35PM
1.70
6:29AM
1.69
7:13PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.82
10:30PM
0.86
11:09AM
0.98
12:00AM
0.98
1:06PM
1.02
1:51AM
0.95
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:29-------8:28-------8:27----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C182120181616151519212119171615152024232018171616
Feels °C (?)171917161514121317202118171514142023221919171615
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