Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)13141413131814151414141414131313131312121212125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3216151413243642333333343331301313121211115419
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SW
5
S
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
2.40
1:09PM
2.34
1:37AM
2.28
2:01PM
2.17
2:33AM
2.13
3:07PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.12
7:48AM
0.24
8:11PM
0.27
8:39AM
0.41
9:02PM
0.45
9:40AM
0.58
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141520212118151414151818171716161516192119
Feels °C (?)141212121418181917121212131818171917171517192117
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