
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
135 | 135 | 165 | 138 | 146 | 158 | 139 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 130 | 180 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 141 | 338 | 426 | 569 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
135 | 135 | 165 | 138 | 146 | 158 | 139 | 100 | 76 | 96 | 130 | 180 | 131 | 125 | 101 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
57 | 84 | 68 | 51 | 14 | 129 | 124 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 149 | 143 | 139 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 102 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 338 | 426 | 569 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 20 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 148 | 172 | 171 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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