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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Waitarere surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
18.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)1010106777766131312121212127777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205223128137206254255212143764442373736362131574446473332
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
E
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.80
7:14AM
1.86
7:32PM
1.84
8:10AM
1.95
8:27PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.82
1:27AM
0.73
2:09PM
0.79
2:32AM
0.69
3:04PM
0.72
3:23AM
0.61
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:51-------8:51-------8:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------13334521111091-211
Temp. °C171817161515161514141515161716161616171716161616
Feels °C (?)151614131413141213141515161716151515151816161616
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