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Rangiora Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today?

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)8886661356665666666766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20191012202018234749342325345311310368623129304040
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
E
0
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
2.33
9:50AM
2.46
10:09PM
2.42
10:29AM
2.56
10:50PM
2.51
11:07AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.09
4:03PM
1.10
4:21AM
1.01
4:42PM
1.02
4:59AM
0.93
5:19PM
0.95
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:49-------8:49-------8:47
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
422-12------------------
Temp. °C181717181919191816161515161920191513131315191917
Feels °C (?)1919182020191817161714121215161497779131211
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