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Waitarere Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 46 | 138 | 149 | 137 | 199 | 278 | 314 | 360 | 431 | 458 | 457 | 411 | 402 | 370 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 2.01 | 3:48AM 2.00 | 4:32PM 1.90 | 5:20AM 1.96 | 5:55PM 1.89 | 6:40AM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03PM 0.62 | 10:53AM 0.70 | 11:23PM 0.73 | 12:17PM 0.73 | 12:52AM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
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