
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
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79 | 77 | 76 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 96 | 307 | 491 | 427 | 366 | 262 | 200 | 205 | 176 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.72m | 12:41PM2.67m | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.72m | 6:39AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
43 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 152 | 259 | 222 | 173 | 141 | 101 | 108 | 76 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
79 | 77 | 76 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 96 | 307 | 491 | 427 | 366 | 262 | 200 | 205 | 176 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 148 | 143 | 20 |
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