Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)--
Afternoon (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212478888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131210103352765140302322322281244248326434469381280226226232
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
2.15
1:43AM
1.99
2:04PM
2.08
2:36AM
1.92
2:57PM
2.02
3:33AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
0.63
8:34AM
0.60
9:09PM
0.66
9:25AM
0.65
10:03PM
0.66
10:22AM
0.67
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:45-------5:43--
Sunset-8:25-------8:27-------8:28------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------12111279
Temp. °C211917161515192221191818171720212019191918181817
Feels °C (?)211817151313172019181717161618191917181818181919
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