
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 163 | 310 | 435 | 311 | 327 | 609 | 491 | 306 | 247 | 149 | 124 | 83 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.60m | 3:24AM2.47m | 4:01PM2.47m | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | 9:43AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.12m | 10:54AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 3 |
193 | 163 | 181 | 208 | 40 | 39 | 310 | 268 | 231 | 178 | 149 | 124 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 15 |
17 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 50 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
28 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | — |
— | — | 310 | 435 | 311 | 327 | 609 | 491 | 306 | 247 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 150 | 179 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 125 | 54 | 125 | 128 | 4 | 125 | 54 | 132 | 46 | 7 |
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