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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°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: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)999988877777666667766141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1451411151121421326516917215412112110790821391761871589464667139
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
2.14
10:18AM
2.24
10:33PM
2.17
10:51AM
2.28
11:07PM
2.17
11:24AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.32
5:09PM
0.40
5:23AM
0.33
5:42PM
0.42
5:58AM
0.36
6:17PM
0.46
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:47----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:21-------8:22
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C171617161617171614131313161717161414131215171716
Feels °C (?)181717151517161513121212141515151414131115161515
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