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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 6 am Thursday 02 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 55 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 119 | 212 | 194 | 150 | 118 | 77 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 2.37 | 10:52PM 2.35 | 11:07AM 2.35 | 11:25PM 2.35 | 11:39AM 2.31 | 11:57PM 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07AM 0.18 | 5:25PM 0.13 | 5:42AM 0.18 | 6:00PM 0.14 | 6:16AM 0.24 | 6:33PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
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