
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
744 | 276 | 167 | 141 | 128 | 161 | 121 | 87 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | 3:45AM2.22m | 4:12PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | 9:55AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
309 | 238 | 145 | 141 | 128 | 124 | 121 | 87 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | 129 | 84 | 111 | 65 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | 167 | 55 | 33 | 64 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
744 | 276 | — | — | — | 161 | — | — | 43 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 128 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 125 | 119 | 98 | 46 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 149 | 7 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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