Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.2
W
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.9
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212101010999887121312555688766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262542341817157767766113660522461648731306183320
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
1.78
4:30PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.82
5:36PM
1.77
6:03AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.83
10:54AM
0.84
11:22PM
0.79
12:08PM
0.74
12:31AM
0.68
1:07PM
0.58
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-------------39269-----27
Temp. °C161514141620232018181919201919181818171718191917
Feels °C (?)141413131518211815151818191919171717121114161614
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