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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 15 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Nov)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (15 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)77888888881012121212121010101111778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)319653970688670670791756424241551608574464324266158104804639283132
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.89
7:42PM
2.01
8:17AM
2.00
8:33PM
2.09
9:02AM
2.12
9:16PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.69
1:47PM
0.73
2:18AM
0.58
2:36PM
0.63
2:58AM
0.48
3:16PM
0.53
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:14-------8:15-------8:16--
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-61---------------------
Temp. °C141315151514131210101416151412111112182118161516
Feels °C (?)1078888877812121112119910171916151414
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