Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
W
13
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
3
9
12
51
29
24
19
19
18
24
35
31
59
171
268
371
408
470
515
551
1418
2173
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:00PM2.04m
00:19AM2.11m
12:44PM1.94m
1:06AM2.01m
1:39PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.56m
6:54PM0.54m
7:21AM0.65m
7:36PM0.63m
8:11AM0.72m
8:28PM0.71m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
8
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
16
16
10
10
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
17
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
4
28
29
24
7
8
12
17
16
19
59
171
268
371
408
470
551
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
6
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
19
18
2
2
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
W
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
19
3
3
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.8
NW
9
0.8
NNE
4
2.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
9
12
51
1
1
1
24
35
31
26
515
24
1418
2173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
93
93
95
97
95
93
93
93
95
93
93
99
93
93
99
85
85
19
85
77
77
277
316
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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