Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 263 | 173 | 108 | 72 | 74 | 90 | 102 | 532 | 484 | 290 | 358 | 526 | 985 | 1631 | 1626 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:32PM2.69m | 9:57AM2.66m | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 254 | 192 | 141 | 108 | 72 | 71 | 23 | 23 | 276 | 225 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1626 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 462 | 263 | 173 | — | — | 74 | 90 | 102 | 532 | 484 | 290 | 358 | 526 | 985 | 1631 | 1390 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 126 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 20 | 143 | 172 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 219 | 99 | 99 |
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