
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 122 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 56 | 49 | 36 | 48 | 38 | 92 | 252 | 491 | 447 | 355 | 262 | 212 | 200 | 176 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | 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 | 12:07PM2.75m | 00:22AM2.72m | 12:41PM2.67m | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.62m | 6:18PM0.72m | 6:39AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | 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 |
116 | 89 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 152 | 259 | 252 | 173 | 141 | 101 | 112 | 78 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | 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 |
125 | 122 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 38 | 92 | 252 | 491 | 447 | 355 | 262 | 212 | 200 | 176 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 143 | 20 | 20 |
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