Rangiora Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wanganui and the Manawatu, New Zealand)

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Rangiora Street Surf Guide

Rangiora Street in Wanganui-Manawatu is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

Rangiora Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	56°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rangiora Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rangiora Street occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rangiora Street (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rangiora Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in August while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

48%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rangiora Street Location Map

Interactive Rangiora Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Rangiora Street is Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rangiora Street is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 68 km (42 miles) away.

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Rangiora Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 03:43 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 23
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (ft)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Rangiora Street

Current tide and informaton

For Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand, 1 miles from Rangiora Street.

Next High Water: 08:56am | 8ft

Next Low Water: 03:12pm | 3ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rangiora Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.4 °C) at Rangiora Street is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (7.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.