
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
569 | 473 | 196 | 172 | 257 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 257 | 254 | 206 | 201 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 152 | 143 | 102 | 84 | 68 | 47 | 43 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
85 | 473 | 196 | 172 | 82 | 68 | 322 | 314 | 257 | 254 | 75 | 201 | 62 | 101 | 62 | 152 | 143 | 102 | 84 | 68 | 47 | 43 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 84 | 76 | 96 | 108 | 322 | 53 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 206 | 62 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 4 | 113 | 159 | 257 | 96 | 100 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
569 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 37 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 146 | 54 | 125 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 149 | 20 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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