Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1143 | 595 | 512 | 271 | 425 | 145 | 100 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 81 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.48m | 2:35PM2.41m | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 |
81 | 595 | 512 | 271 | 425 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 35 | 42 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
6 | 12 | 30 | 19 | 37 | 145 | 100 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
— | 25 | 82 | 44 | 66 | 33 | 31 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 14 | — | 37 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
1143 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 29 | 81 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 54 | 4 | 54 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 98 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 7 |
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