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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 08 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (08 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tue
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
1
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111111167777766131313613131313131367
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601982021611702472792872401811398999139686767674342423177303
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
2.69
12:54AM
2.54
1:17PM
2.56
1:42AM
2.36
2:07PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.02
6:43PM
0.08
7:00AM
0.17
7:29PM
0.24
7:45AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.44
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tue
11
Sunrise-6:03-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:06-------8:07-------8:07--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C121217181816131211111719181613121112192221181716
Feels °C (?)9913141312998814151413111099172018161514
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