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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 51 | 25 | 27 | 97 | 88 | 107 | 276 | 310 | 142 | 84 | 59 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 2.09 | 3:50AM 1.92 | 4:16PM 1.98 | 4:46AM 1.86 | 5:15PM 1.91 | 5:48AM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 0.57 | 10:22PM 0.57 | 10:40AM 0.65 | 11:16PM 0.63 | 11:39AM 0.71 | 12:15AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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