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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121399991098999999998877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1919272422341761819858726690100320281931131770847732228123213025617612518112597
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
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		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
2.32
2:21AM
2.17
2:38PM
2.22
3:10AM
2.09
3:31PM
2.12
4:09AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.37
9:16AM
0.47
9:43PM
0.45
10:08AM
0.57
10:35PM
0.54
11:09AM
0.66
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:44------
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12344321122211111221111
Temp. °C151615151515161617161515151516181817151515151617
Feels °C (?)121210101111121111101112141515171616141414141516
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