Surf Forecast Surf Report

Waitarere surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 19 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waitarere today?

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)1010101010111010101099999977777713127612121212126886101010161616161515151515141414141413131313131354
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16021627031527341545047545736332727021619918413114712176402618131298121212111674155185399874368145434340393938383736151514141414141414813
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
N
5
S
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglassglassoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.89
1:39AM
1.93
2:16PM
1.80
2:49AM
1.86
3:32PM
1.77
4:05AM
1.87
4:41PM
1.81
5:11AM
1.96
5:44PM
1.91
6:08AM
2.10
6:43PM
2.06
7:00AM
2.25
7:36PM
2.23
7:50AM
2.39
8:24PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.68
8:46AM
0.78
9:08PM
0.76
9:54AM
0.80
10:21PM
0.76
11:06AM
0.73
11:34PM
0.68
12:14PM
0.58
12:39AM
0.53
1:13PM
0.39
1:35AM
0.35
2:04PM
0.19
2:26AM
0.17
2:51PM
0.03
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242219191818192323201919181816161715141415141516161515151413141515121011101011141514131211111215171613111111121517161514
Feels °C (?)22211919171717232321201918181716161514141513151616151516141213131197887812121110999101316151188891316141311
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