Whatarangi Station surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whatarangi Station surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatarangi Station sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whatarangi Station today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Station at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1312151414999999999101010999991313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666142817168646567605751475444604442414141413534
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.25
7:46PM
1.28
8:16AM
1.26
8:42PM
1.32
9:12AM
1.26
9:39PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.09
1:38PM
0.10
2:08AM
0.07
2:32PM
0.08
3:06AM
0.05
3:26PM
0.06
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:27-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121213161714109991419191613121111162022191514
Feels °C (?)101111141513877713181715111099151921181212
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