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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 12 am Sunday 05 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 1.2°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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:57PM 2.32 | 12:11PM 2.23 | 12:29AM 2.25 | 12:44PM 2.14 | 1:03AM 2.16 | 1:20PM 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49AM 0.32 | 7:07PM 0.29 | 7:24AM 0.43 | 7:41PM 0.40 | 8:01AM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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