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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 612 | 689 | 621 | 469 | 375 | 280 | 222 | 238 | 211 | 162 | 190 | 147 | 122 | 128 | 77 | 104 | 175 | 385 | 557 | 758 | 671 | 542 | 586 | 738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.93 | 8:41AM 2.02 | 8:55PM 1.99 | 9:20AM 2.11 | 9:36PM 2.06 | 9:57AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM 0.54 | 3:32PM 0.59 | 3:48AM 0.49 | 4:12PM 0.54 | 4:27AM 0.45 | 4:49PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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