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The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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The Point (nr Wainui) surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° 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 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4538 | 4356 | 4083 | 3753 | 3370 | 3095 | 2805 | 2496 | 1927 | 1450 | 1543 | 1866 | 1660 | 1311 | 870 | 742 | 443 | 188 | 108 | 47 | 47 | 84 | 46 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 2.63 | 12:31PM 2.49 | 12:55AM 2.48 | 1:21PM 2.29 | 1:48AM 2.29 | 2:19PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 0.14 | 6:37PM 0.23 | 7:05AM 0.33 | 7:24PM 0.44 | 8:02AM 0.53 | 8:23PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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