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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 74 | 86 | 82 | 64 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 69 | 72 | 96 | 135 | 415 | 356 | 350 | 286 | 265 | 260 | 214 | 250 | 128 | 98 | 66 | 82 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 2.34 | 12:42PM 2.46 | 1:09AM 2.25 | 1:33PM 2.35 | 2:02AM 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 0.21 | 7:09AM 0.22 | 7:42PM 0.30 | 7:59AM 0.33 | 8:36PM 0.40 | 8:50AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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