
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
262 | 306 | 403 | 627 | 782 | 1379 | 535 | 579 | 847 | 1070 | 1020 | 782 | 824 | 763 | 782 | 703 | 1809 | 1993 | 1871 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 574 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 94 | 17 | 15 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
262 | 306 | 403 | 627 | 782 | 1379 | 535 | 579 | 847 | 1070 | 1020 | 782 | 824 | 763 | 782 | 703 | 1809 | 1993 | 1871 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 143 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 148 | 188 | 153 | 148 | 148 | 260 | 260 | 289 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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