Rangiora Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today?

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
64
68
205
1000
867
1273
1575
991
917
900
678
1023
1097
900
921
865
990
1185
827
449
248
161
121
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
25
W
20
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:34PM2.27m
2:57AM2.34m
3:36PM2.21m
4:01AM2.29m
4:39PM2.19m
5:04AM2.31m
Low Tide
8:43PM1.18m
9:24AM1.22m
9:43PM1.21m
10:24AM1.20m
10:47PM1.20m
11:26AM1.13m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
13
10
9
10
12
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
6
10
9
7
4
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
2.2
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
2.3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
61
64
68
205
372
326
588
762
43
43
347
50
59
753
38
37
827
449
248
161
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
5
8
13
6
14
14
13
4
56
37
60
124
97
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
8
13
21
58
33
86
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
4
11
16
18
1000
867
1273
1575
991
917
900
678
1023
1097
900
921
865
990
1185
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
180
298
270
20
20
20
143
143
150
172
171
146
148
148
143
148
148
143
54
4
46
46
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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