Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
11
27
38
27
19
19
18
22
35
33
65
235
354
395
430
362
397
636
1070
2475
2940
3730
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:00PM2.04m
00:19AM2.11m
12:44PM1.94m
1:06AM2.01m
1:39PM1.85m
2:02AM1.92m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.56m
6:54PM0.54m
7:21AM0.65m
7:36PM0.63m
8:11AM0.72m
8:28PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
5
2
2
Temp °C
14
17
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
19
18
16
15
14
13
15
15
16
16
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
13
12
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
16
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.5
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
38
27
12
8
8
17
4
26
65
235
354
395
430
362
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
4
3
4
5
5
19
19
18
2
2
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.5
NNE
4
1.6
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
2
6
11
27
1
1
22
35
33
31
7
397
636
1070
2475
2940
3730
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
5
Distance (km)
95
97
95
93
93
93
95
94
93
93
93
93
99
85
85
19
70
77
99
277
316
229
127
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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