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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 88 | 118 | 100 | 69 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 62 | 88 | 96 | 292 | 295 | 181 | 103 | 57 | 89 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 2.22 | 2:56AM 2.02 | 3:20PM 2.09 | 3:50AM 1.92 | 4:16PM 1.98 | 4:46AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:50AM 0.45 | 9:29PM 0.50 | 9:44AM 0.57 | 10:22PM 0.57 | 10:40AM 0.65 | 11:16PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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