
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
533 | 406 | 623 | 415 | 360 | 293 | 261 | 244 | 126 | 326 | 276 | 254 | 353 | 570 | 931 | 731 | 742 | 808 | 1432 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.68m | 1:39AM2.65m | 2:07PM2.57m | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.88m | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 |
96 | 105 | 302 | 198 | 157 | 127 | 127 | 104 | 14 | 166 | 160 | 136 | 134 | 245 | 375 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 697 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
31 | 57 | 90 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 72 | — | — | — | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
30 | — | 33 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 21 | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
533 | 406 | 623 | 415 | 360 | 293 | 261 | 244 | 126 | 326 | 276 | 254 | 353 | 570 | 931 | 731 | 742 | 808 | 1432 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 188 | 188 | 174 | 222 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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