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Waitarere Surf Forecast
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2145 | 1769 | 1566 | 1469 | 1243 | 1004 | 684 | 531 | 405 | 360 | 407 | 436 | 486 | 463 | 504 | 614 | 805 | 1011 | 1056 | 754 | 883 | 820 | 817 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 2.33 | 8:47PM 2.33 | 8:59AM 2.44 | 9:27PM 2.45 | 9:42AM 2.49 | 10:08PM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16PM 0.08 | 3:36AM 0.08 | 3:56PM -0.01 | 4:17AM 0.02 | 4:38PM -0.03 | 5:00AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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