
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 82 | 203 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.81m | 9:48AM2.73m | 10:12PM2.92m | 10:35AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.81m | 3:38AM0.75m | 4:00PM0.67m | 4:25AM0.64m | 4:45PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 203 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | — | W 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 15 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | S 6 | W 8 | W 20 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 19 | — |
27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 29 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | SE 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 119 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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