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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 Wednesday 03 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 131 | 83 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 62 | 160 | 317 | 421 | 408 | 275 | 81 | 71 | 69 | 145 | 380 | 290 | 229 | 207 | 276 | 280 | 368 | 438 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM 2.27 | 8:48PM 2.31 | 9:25AM 2.41 | 9:44PM 2.38 | 10:15AM 2.51 | 10:36PM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55AM 0.24 | 3:25PM 0.27 | 3:49AM 0.15 | 4:18PM 0.17 | 4:41AM 0.10 | 5:08PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
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