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Waitarere Surf Forecast
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.8° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 61 | 97 | 96 | 55 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 37 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20PM 2.02 | 12:42AM 2.05 | 1:04PM 1.90 | 1:30AM 1.92 | 2:03PM 1.78 | 2:34AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.53 | 7:44AM 0.68 | 8:01PM 0.66 | 8:36AM 0.79 | 8:54PM 0.77 | 9:40AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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