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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 26 Nov 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 232 | 383 | 377 | 377 | 309 | 235 | 257 | 219 | 267 | 300 | 307 | 267 | 274 | 268 | 298 | 277 | 262 | 216 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 290 | 388 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 2.08 | 2:36AM 1.92 | 2:57PM 2.02 | 3:33AM 1.89 | 3:55PM 2.00 | 4:31AM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:09PM 0.66 | 9:25AM 0.65 | 10:03PM 0.66 | 10:22AM 0.67 | 10:58PM 0.62 | 11:21AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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