Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.8
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)14149998988888777768888688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4296422021661374221441135112451186110794668563548539728939841837632210717283
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
10
S
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
2.42
11:37PM
2.44
12:00PM
2.29
12:29AM
2.31
12:58PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.11
6:08PM
0.12
6:36AM
0.24
6:58PM
0.28
7:32AM
0.40
7:53PM
0.45
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:38---
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--12134--111-----1-----
Temp. °C121213151414121099101010101110109911111098
Feels °C (?)101112151311722132334454566565
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