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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212124888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1114131210103352848114287322322261244219267345310253297260
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
2.15
1:43AM
1.99
2:04PM
2.08
2:36AM
1.92
2:57PM
2.02
3:33AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.54
8:18PM
0.63
8:34AM
0.60
9:09PM
0.66
9:25AM
0.65
10:03PM
0.66
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43
Sunset---8:25-------8:27-------8:28----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------15
Temp. °C182121181715151519222119181817171921201919191918
Feels °C (?)162020171713131317211918171715151719191918191917
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