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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 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 17 | 32 | 35 | 55 | 74 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 62 | 83 | 115 | 82 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:04PM 1.90 | 1:30AM 1.92 | 2:03PM 1.78 | 2:34AM 1.82 | 3:17PM 1.71 | 3:52AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01PM 0.66 | 8:36AM 0.79 | 8:54PM 0.77 | 9:40AM 0.85 | 10:04PM 0.83 | 10:54AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
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