Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
17.3° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)99812131315151414997891099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149193160398329350537657631613169135113196139517581916226320121755167717781490988
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
10
W
5
E
10
NW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassonoffcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
2.49
10:51PM
2.51
11:10AM
2.42
11:37PM
2.44
12:00PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.01
5:46AM
0.11
6:08PM
0.12
6:36AM
0.24
6:58PM
0.28
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
7-11-221---292-152332422
Temp. °C13131516171514131312131312121212111091010101010
Feels °C (?)12121415171413111311121210910741121012
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