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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 pm Friday 03 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3 | 13 | 64 | 110 | 114 | 100 | 74 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 2.35 | 11:39AM 2.31 | 11:57PM 2.32 | 12:11PM 2.23 | 12:29AM 2.25 | 12:44PM 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 0.14 | 6:16AM 0.24 | 6:33PM 0.20 | 6:49AM 0.32 | 7:07PM 0.29 | 7:24AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
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