Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 127 | 180 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 286 | 599 | 561 | 584 | 599 | 762 | 1418 | 1536 | 1255 | 1122 | 853 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | 10:16PM1.34m | 10:41AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 100 | 76 | 98 | 127 | 180 | 137 | 125 | 99 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 77 | 82 | 3 | — | — | 1045 | 853 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 124 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 21 | — | 19 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 286 | 599 | 561 | 584 | 599 | 762 | 1418 | 1536 | 1255 | 1122 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 172 | 188 | 99 | 155 | 99 | 284 | 46 |
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