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Rangiora Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today?

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
2
2
1
0
0
0
!
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.9
WSW
1.9
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1
W
1.2
W
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1098811891099991089987788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11061945985737874432110114982015138054143329913720311330110613414087876545
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
2.57
3:33PM
2.62
4:05AM
2.50
4:26PM
2.53
5:04AM
2.43
5:31PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.86
9:31AM
0.95
9:58PM
0.93
10:23AM
1.05
10:50PM
1.02
11:24AM
1.13
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:42
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11111---122-1-1------1-
Temp. °C151515151617181716151515171919181716151518181818
Feels °C (?)91010111110111111111213151716161615141417171719
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