
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
257 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 257 | 254 | 206 | 201 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 111 | 121 | 108 | 84 | 68 | 47 | 58 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 6 |
71 | 72 | 55 | 314 | 100 | 78 | 75 | 201 | 61 | 80 | 49 | 111 | 121 | 108 | 84 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 |
106 | 322 | 322 | 98 | 257 | 254 | 206 | 64 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 6 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 |
257 | 98 | 100 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 36 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 20 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 150 | 7 |
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