
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | S 6 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
576 | 449 | 470 | 413 | 346 | 384 | 621 | 790 | 352 | 266 | 181 | 126 | 86 | 62 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 27 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:36AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
279 | 226 | 192 | 155 | 177 | 223 | 304 | 344 | 352 | 266 | 181 | 84 | 86 | 62 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
395 | 437 | 470 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 216 | 208 | 159 | 122 | 15 | 126 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 54 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 86 | 85 | 35 | 33 | 33 | — | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
576 | 449 | 356 | 337 | 345 | 384 | 621 | 790 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 54 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 125 | 99 | 7 |
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