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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 Sunday 30 Nov 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitarere today?
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 328 | 292 | 198 | 113 | 102 | 112 | 58 | 36 | 181 | 503 | 800 | 843 | 784 | 636 | 558 | 706 | 822 | 558 | 326 | 153 | 213 | 80 | 101 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:29AM 1.92 | 5:50PM 2.06 | 6:31AM 2.00 | 6:48PM 2.14 | 7:34AM 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55PM 0.55 | 12:21PM 0.59 | 12:55AM 0.46 | 1:24PM 0.50 | 1:56AM 0.35 | 2:26PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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