Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
W
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)998877777778899999999121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13311080762496456407444512486407489648825117411511157840548372293238148386559
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
N
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
2.33
8:59AM
2.44
9:27PM
2.45
9:42AM
2.49
10:08PM
2.51
10:25AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.08
3:56PM
-0.01
4:17AM
0.02
4:38PM
-0.03
5:00AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------112---154221193---13
Temp. °C151514141616161615151616161616161614131214171815
Feels °C (?)8109101111111111111211121211121312111013161712
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