
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
200 | 524 | 295 | 234 | 417 | 801 | 1146 | 914 | 1059 | 885 | 718 | 600 | 1152 | 1185 | 180 | 184 | 284 | 274 | 903 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.60m | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 8 |
33 | 206 | 126 | 83 | 150 | 360 | 505 | — | 1059 | 885 | 718 | 600 | 428 | 269 | 125 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | S 8 |
— | 32 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 39 | 29 | 190 | 176 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
— | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
200 | 524 | 295 | 234 | 417 | 801 | 1146 | 914 | — | — | — | — | 1152 | 1185 | 180 | 184 | 284 | 274 | 903 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 275 | 150 | 149 | 149 | 99 | 99 | 126 | 0 | 54 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 172 | 210 | 149 | 172 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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