Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)471632622895242317781320993614451383270212206408784129313321485131416101398960717730
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
2.12
2:10PM
2.07
2:47AM
1.96
3:32PM
1.95
4:14AM
1.87
5:04PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.45
8:34AM
0.50
9:15PM
0.63
9:40AM
0.68
10:33PM
0.74
11:07AM
0.77
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise----6:22-------6:20-------6:18---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:08
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11----------------11--
Temp. °C1111121211111099878121313131313131314151514
Feels °C (?)235567667656987677779121211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waitarere (light winds from the W at Otaki 22 km from Waitarere). A 3.3m swell from the W is too big for here

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10 km/h
W
0.0
13.1
Air / Water (°C)
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