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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 11 am Saturday 18 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 771 | 848 | 935 | 771 | 477 | 370 | 330 | 125 | 146 | 398 | 329 | 350 | 537 | 648 | 631 | 521 | 169 | 132 | 82 | 96 | 85 | 61 | 35 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 2.49 | 10:08PM 2.51 | 10:25AM 2.49 | 10:51PM 2.51 | 11:10AM 2.42 | 11:37PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM -0.03 | 5:00AM 0.03 | 5:22PM 0.01 | 5:46AM 0.11 | 6:08PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
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