Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 220 | 91 | 145 | 101 | 74 | 31 | 47 | 51 | 153 | 168 | 198 | 173 | 197 | 207 | 217 | 168 | 139 | 155 | 119 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.57m | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 145 | 104 | 7 | 73 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 51 | 104 | 168 | 198 | 173 | 197 | 207 | 217 | 168 | 139 | 103 | 110 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 26 | 36 | 57 | 60 | 68 | 31 | 77 | 97 | 124 | 122 | 155 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 119 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 220 | 91 | 145 | 101 | 74 | 60 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 148 | 20 | 0 |
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