Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 06 Jul 2025 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Mon
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
1.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
3
NW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)10109999813131313131313713131313131313131313910101099888881818171616168888891012121111101010101098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1401018858352124292927212119188222222213344362446115181162115938995776792869085123922048188225036251384353850767469663662184378376040843488256217691657
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.87
6:50AM
1.87
7:26PM
1.97
7:42AM
1.94
8:09PM
2.08
8:27AM
2.03
8:48PM
2.19
9:08AM
2.12
9:25PM
2.28
9:47AM
2.20
10:03PM
2.36
10:25AM
2.26
10:41PM
2.41
11:03AM
2.29
11:19PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.68
1:29AM
0.75
1:49PM
0.63
2:19AM
0.67
2:36PM
0.56
3:01AM
0.59
3:18PM
0.49
3:40AM
0.52
3:57PM
0.42
4:17AM
0.45
4:35PM
0.36
4:56AM
0.39
5:13PM
0.31
5:35AM
0.35
5:52PM
0.29
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Mon
14
Sunrise------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10876556888899910121311101099910111111101011121314141414121213151414141311111213131213131312131312121212
Feels °C (?)954322366556678910766555687877810121313121299101211111097788755664542235
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