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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 Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 83 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 80 | 143 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 2.35 | 10:18PM 2.32 | 10:33AM 2.37 | 10:52PM 2.35 | 11:07AM 2.35 | 11:25PM 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:30AM 0.22 | 4:49PM 0.16 | 5:07AM 0.18 | 5:25PM 0.13 | 5:42AM 0.18 | 6:00PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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