Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 1042 | 85 | 78 | 104 | 126 | 176 | 335 | 327 | 537 | 438 | 669 | 492 | 762 | 762 | 1288 | 1026 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:39PM2.80m | 11:01AM2.73m | 11:13PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:41PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | SW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 19 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 270 | 320 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 181 | 214 | 336 | 56 | 578 | 49 | 78 | 74 | — | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | W 22 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 21 | — | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 18 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 1042 | 66 | 78 | 104 | 126 | 176 | 335 | 327 | 537 | 438 | 669 | 492 | 762 | 762 | 1288 | 1026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 143 | 143 | 130 | 125 | 149 | 149 | 143 | 125 | 143 | 148 | 128 | 148 | 153 | 148 | 148 | 174 |
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