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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 119 | 310 | 266 | 138 | 78 | 64 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 1.92 | 4:16PM 1.98 | 4:46AM 1.86 | 5:15PM 1.91 | 5:48AM 1.83 | 6:16PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 0.57 | 10:40AM 0.65 | 11:16PM 0.63 | 11:39AM 0.71 | 12:15AM 0.65 | 12:44PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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