Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.2
NW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
23
19
19
18
17
31
31
169
244
330
346
421
460
481
593
887
2648
2669
2715
2597
1908
1565
1268
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM2.11m
12:44PM1.94m
1:06AM2.01m
1:39PM1.85m
2:02AM1.92m
2:41PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.54m
7:21AM0.65m
7:36PM0.63m
8:11AM0.72m
8:28PM0.71m
9:09AM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:20
5:19
5:17
2
8
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
19
20
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
13
16
13
12
12
12
16
17
15
16
16
15
14
13
16
16
14
11
10
8
8
9
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
14
0.5
NW
7
0.1
W
14
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
0.1
W
18
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
33
23
13
8
6
4
4
23
4
244
330
346
421
460
481
593
6
1565
1268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
5
5
19
19
18
17
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.2
NW
8
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
5
2.2
NW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
9
31
31
169
2
8
35
887
2648
2669
2715
2597
1908
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
2
3
2
Distance (km)
93
93
93
94
93
94
93
93
99
85
85
85
19
85
77
319
319
118
127
85
85
93
85
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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