Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 132 | 471 | 418 | 173 | 238 | 191 | 206 | 825 | 727 | 1039 | 788 | 1085 | 796 | 603 | 366 | 293 | 225 | 121 | 96 | 64 | 40 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 133 | 132 | 251 | 212 | 173 | 114 | 89 | 55 | 206 | 208 | 796 | 323 | 313 | 222 | 603 | 366 | 237 | 225 | 121 | 36 | 15 | 40 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 66 | 87 | 191 | 206 | 26 | 17 | 318 | — | — | — | 154 | 113 | 68 | 43 | 57 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 58 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 80 | 79 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 326 | 45 | 471 | 418 | — | 238 | 181 | — | 825 | 727 | 1039 | 788 | 1085 | 796 | 569 | — | 293 | — | — | 96 | 64 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 169 | 143 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 125 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 276 | 178 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 98 |
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