
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1050 | 1133 | 1083 | 955 | 820 | 1205 | 1686 | 1742 | 1475 | 862 | 698 | 508 | 466 | 365 | 309 | 142 | 116 | 80 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 126 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | 2:22AM2.61m | 2:52PM2.65m | 3:27AM2.48m | 4:00PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | 8:38AM0.87m | 9:18PM0.96m | 9:38AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 |
4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 1475 | 862 | 698 | 508 | 466 | 365 | 309 | 121 | 116 | 80 | 75 | 54 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 96 | 173 | 20 | 90 | 121 | 142 | 107 | 78 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | W 15 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 90 | — | — | 70 | 48 | 48 | 64 | 29 | 27 | — | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
1050 | 1133 | 1083 | 955 | 820 | 1205 | 1686 | 1742 | 102 | 166 | 176 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 50 | 126 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 126 | 143 | 148 | 263 | 146 | 289 | 282 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 199 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 |
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