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Waitarere Surf Forecast
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Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 68 | 143 | 372 | 2097 | 956 | 330 | 472 | 320 | 297 | 332 | 295 | 297 | 280 | 316 | 335 | 307 | 319 | 350 | 309 | 458 | 408 | 337 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 1.77 | 6:03AM 1.92 | 6:34PM 1.89 | 6:52AM 2.06 | 7:23PM 2.03 | 7:35AM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.74 | 12:31AM 0.68 | 1:07PM 0.58 | 1:26AM 0.52 | 1:54PM 0.39 | 2:12AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 33 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
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