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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 09 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
17.7° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 41 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 101 | 170 | 143 | 101 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03PM 1.78 | 2:34AM 1.82 | 3:17PM 1.71 | 3:52AM 1.78 | 4:30PM 1.71 | 5:04AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.79 | 8:54PM 0.77 | 9:40AM 0.85 | 10:04PM 0.83 | 10:54AM 0.84 | 11:22PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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