Rangiora Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.95° S 174.98° E

Rangiora Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rangiora Street sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.0° 

Rangiora Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
637
525
371
291
232
176
110
78
77
75
75
53
52
32
31
109
165
371
1051
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SW
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:38PM2.75m
00:55AM2.77m
1:16PM2.65m
1:32AM2.63m
1:54PM2.53m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.71m
7:14AM0.73m
7:28PM0.84m
7:53AM0.85m
8:10PM0.99m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
7
1
-1
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