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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 12 am Tuesday 02 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 440 | 217 | 330 | 251 | 280 | 257 | 186 | 178 | 163 | 167 | 137 | 101 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 98 | 242 | 502 | 698 | 610 | 352 | 132 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34AM 2.12 | 7:48PM 2.22 | 8:33AM 2.27 | 8:48PM 2.31 | 9:25AM 2.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 0.35 | 2:26PM 0.38 | 2:55AM 0.24 | 3:25PM 0.27 | 3:49AM 0.15 | 4:18PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
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