Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
261 | 478 | 538 | 483 | 435 | 383 | 383 | 308 | 123 | 310 | 377 | 371 | 149 | 124 | 84 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 55 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.49m | 9:15AM2.45m | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM1.05m | 3:08AM1.02m | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
78 | 268 | 276 | 259 | 222 | 188 | 193 | 166 | 73 | 139 | 161 | 171 | 149 | 124 | 84 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
10 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 52 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 20 | 71 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 18 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
— | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 9 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | — | — | — |
261 | 478 | 538 | 483 | 435 | 383 | 383 | 308 | 123 | 310 | 377 | 371 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 153 | 153 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 149 | 172 | 174 | 188 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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