
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 770 | 1229 | 998 | 989 | 861 | 770 | 1137 | 441 | 756 | 212 | 229 | 233 | 760 | 842 | 719 | 800 | 614 | 547 | 475 | 650 | 972 | 1126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
160 | 313 | 516 | — | 989 | 861 | 770 | 627 | 157 | 319 | 123 | 114 | 35 | 250 | 332 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — |
7 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 26 | 110 | 10 | 143 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 9 | — | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
411 | 770 | 1229 | 998 | — | — | — | 1137 | 441 | 756 | 212 | 229 | 233 | 760 | 842 | 719 | 800 | 614 | 547 | 475 | 650 | 972 | 1126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 213 | 149 | 99 | 99 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 188 | 188 | 270 | 153 |
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