
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 142 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 86 | 91 | 57 | 135 | 270 | 373 | 292 | 292 | 566 | 596 | 471 | 336 | 326 | 547 | 292 | 365 | 395 | 868 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | 2:25AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
159 | 142 | 112 | 89 | 71 | 73 | 57 | 21 | 71 | 139 | 204 | 30 | 49 | 300 | 335 | 298 | 228 | 188 | 259 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 16 |
116 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 71 | 57 | 21 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 24 | 44 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — |
52 | 53 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | 86 | 86 | 91 | 33 | 135 | 270 | 373 | 292 | 292 | 566 | 596 | 471 | 336 | 326 | 547 | 292 | 365 | 395 | 868 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 153 | 131 | 125 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 149 | 149 | 158 | 149 |
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