Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.9
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.8
NW
5
1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
31
44
35
104
69
37
79
76
68
65
63
89
58
55
54
30
28
27
11
12
33
46
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
0
E
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM1.93m
6:15AM2.06m
6:44PM2.00m
7:07AM2.12m
7:34PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.60m
00:39AM0.60m
1:13PM0.50m
1:37AM0.50m
2:02PM0.39m
2:24AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
10
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
8
11
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
10
10
9
13
15
15
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
6
0.5
WNW
4
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
6
30
30
44
33
104
69
30
18
16
68
65
63
89
58
55
54
30
28
3
3
12
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
30
13
14
12
35
14
18
37
79
76
15
6
5
27
13
12
11
3
6
27
11
6
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
22
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
23
36
35
34
32
28
3
3
2
2
9
8
7
2
11
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NW
5
1
NW
5
Energy kJ
7
16
31
1
6
9
33
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
77
93
92
85
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
57
57
77
85
85
77
77
77
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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