
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 68 | 111 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 181 | 144 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 79 | 74 | 231 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM2.77m | 00:20AM2.71m | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.70m | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
14 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 46 | 127 | 147 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 79 | 74 | 87 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
21 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 68 | 91 | 15 | — | 145 | 181 | 113 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 20 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 14 |
8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 59 | 57 | 108 | 135 | 144 | — | — | 64 | 48 | 62 | 231 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 230 | 295 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 150 | 260 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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