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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Dec)--
Afternoon (17 Dec)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (17 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)141010999878677887777788887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183257751343634237733124224718837356868974662042431939081082614481130675572
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
2.06
9:51AM
2.16
10:08PM
2.15
10:30AM
2.25
10:46PM
2.22
11:07AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.52
4:03PM
0.53
4:18AM
0.45
4:41PM
0.45
4:55AM
0.38
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset-8:45-------8:46-------8:46------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------41---1
Temp. °C161512111314161818171515151618181918161514141516
Feels °C (?)1313108101012131414111010111313141212108889
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