Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (12 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
0.9
W
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)87555131313131212121212121211111111111155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1688350523730303029264444434324242322222210102535
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
1.98
4:46AM
1.86
5:15PM
1.91
5:48AM
1.83
6:16PM
1.88
6:57AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.65
11:16PM
0.63
11:39AM
0.71
12:15AM
0.65
12:44PM
0.73
1:18AM
0.63
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset---8:43-------8:43-------8:44----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171920191412111115181921151413131819191816161515
Feels °C (?)1615151511109913151519111110101516181816161515
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