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Waitarere Surf Forecast
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 2.47 | 12:25PM 2.46 | 12:51AM 2.40 | 1:09PM 2.34 | 1:37AM 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 0.03 | 7:02AM 0.11 | 7:26PM 0.12 | 7:48AM 0.24 | 8:11PM 0.27 | 8:39AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
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