Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
425 | 265 | 100 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 100 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.41m | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
425 | 265 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 |
37 | 33 | 100 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 26 | 43 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 15 |
66 | 64 | 31 | 62 | 60 | 15 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
— | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 100 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 40 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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