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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 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 1.0°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 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1
WSW
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
2.3
WSW
1.6
W
1.1
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)9999131378777778888813131313125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54939529224786232646165356945236443455410341119688324138120116969015797
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
2.60
1:26PM
2.69
1:47AM
2.54
2:04PM
2.57
2:27AM
2.43
2:47PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.04
7:37PM
0.03
7:50AM
0.13
8:12PM
0.16
8:28AM
0.29
8:52PM
0.35
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:14-------8:12--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141216181716151413141719191716151111161919171413
Feels °C (?)13111314121111108912131412121399151717151210
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