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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 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 81 | 57 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 34 | 51 | 54 | 140 | 373 | 436 | 404 | 380 | 394 | 386 | 424 | 510 | 577 | 397 | 207 | 103 | 123 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:43AM 2.11 | 8:09PM 2.05 | 8:34AM 2.22 | 8:58PM 2.16 | 9:18AM 2.30 | 9:41PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06AM 0.60 | 2:40PM 0.50 | 3:03AM 0.45 | 3:29PM 0.36 | 3:49AM 0.32 | 4:11PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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