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Waitarere Surf Forecast
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 320 | 449 | 330 | 216 | 165 | 167 | 247 | 298 | 360 | 326 | 293 | 280 | 251 | 235 | 320 | 532 | 385 | 427 | 867 | 1173 | 1921 | 1271 | 1224 | 1574 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 1.92 | 6:34PM 1.89 | 6:52AM 2.06 | 7:23PM 2.03 | 7:35AM 2.20 | 8:07PM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:07PM 0.58 | 1:26AM 0.52 | 1:54PM 0.39 | 2:12AM 0.35 | 2:35PM 0.22 | 2:54AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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