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Waitarere Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 928 | 904 | 922 | 784 | 640 | 489 | 475 | 410 | 265 | 187 | 215 | 452 | 252 | 160 | 100 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 59 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:00PM 2.29 | 12:29AM 2.31 | 12:58PM 2.14 | 1:30AM 2.17 | 2:09PM 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36AM 0.24 | 6:58PM 0.28 | 7:32AM 0.40 | 7:53PM 0.45 | 8:36AM 0.54 | 8:57PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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