Rangiora Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rangiora Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rangiora Street sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today?

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.5
W
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.5
W
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)8877777778899999910131216151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)893636569482206385381321369471612759969397164220237144427250641711711665
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
N
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.83
10:22PM
2.84
10:37AM
2.88
11:03PM
2.90
11:20AM
2.88
11:46PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.58
4:11PM
0.49
4:32AM
0.52
4:53PM
0.47
5:15AM
0.53
5:37PM
0.52
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------123935121--1345
Temp. °C151415171717151516161516161615151313151917151312
Feels °C (?)10911121213111111111112121112151212141614131010
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