Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.95° S 174.98° E

Rangiora Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rangiora Street sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
9
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
744
276
167
141
128
161
121
87
43
28
23
23
23
23
39
58
56
33
33
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:25PM2.49m
2:48AM2.33m
3:12PM2.37m
3:45AM2.22m
4:12PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:48PM1.12m
9:03AM1.11m
9:39PM1.22m
9:55AM1.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
10
10
11
9
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