Waitarere Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (40.56° S 175.19° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 10 Nov 2025 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 16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (10 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	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	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	6	5	13	13	5	6	6	7	7	8	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	54	52	54	40	28	13	13	20	80	176	282	485	509	717	684	685	452	300	169	123	86	62	39	23
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	N	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			1:20AM 2.22				1:48PM 2.28				2:21AM 2.07				2:50PM 2.14				3:27AM 1.95				3:57PM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)	7:54PM 0.30				8:13AM 0.35				8:52PM 0.45				9:10AM 0.51				9:54PM 0.57					10:13AM 0.63

		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Temp. °C	13	12	12	12	16	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	13	13	13	14	17	17	14
Feels °C (?)	11	10	11	11	15	17	17	15	14	13	11	12	12	13	14	15	14	10	11	11	12	15	16	13

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