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Waitarere in Wanganui-Manawatu is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Waitarere Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - Wanganui-Manawatu surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Waitarere

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waitarere:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Foxton Beach	6 mi
Second closest break	Otaki Beach	9 mi
Third closest break	Peka Peka	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Himatangi Beach	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Paekakariki	30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Waitarere:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4333 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4637 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4699 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4841 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waitarere:
Closest tide station	Manawatu River Entrance, New Zealand	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton), New Zealand	40 mi
Third closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	44 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Fishermans Rock, New Zealand	47 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Makara Bay, New Zealand	52 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Waitarere:
Closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	87 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	91 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	94 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	104 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	152 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Waitarere:
Closest city location	Levin (New Zealand)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Foxton (New Zealand)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Otaki (New Zealand)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Palmerston North (New Zealand)	26 mi
Fifth closest city location	Paraparaumu (New Zealand)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Waitarere is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Waitarere is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand is 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waitarere and is 92 km (57 miles) away.