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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
17.9° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
0.9
S
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
1
S
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)55677666669998666661313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3528175149171139229244144504140383372187253146626967646263
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
2.51
11:13AM
2.68
11:34PM
2.64
11:48AM
2.77
12:09AM
2.71
12:25PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.05
5:30PM
-0.07
5:43AM
-0.04
6:04PM
-0.13
6:17AM
-0.07
6:38PM
-0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:31
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141720191916141313161818161513111013171716
Feels °C (?)1616141114171515131212121416151313118710131414
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