
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
621 | 865 | 865 | 608 | 803 | 972 | 1177 | 969 | 554 | 418 | 572 | 536 | 376 | 231 | 413 | 250 | 189 | 106 | 68 | 44 | 56 | 71 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.68m | 11:40PM2.81m | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:14AM2.81m | 12:35PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.83m | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.79m | 6:08PM0.76m | 6:31AM0.78m | 6:44PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 |
311 | 432 | 508 | 44 | 41 | 64 | 115 | 374 | 554 | 371 | 349 | 536 | 376 | 231 | 413 | 250 | 189 | 106 | 68 | 44 | 56 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
15 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 486 | 418 | 473 | 278 | 161 | 105 | 88 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NNW 3 |
621 | 865 | 865 | 608 | 803 | 972 | 1177 | 969 | — | 117 | 572 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 150 | 179 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 126 | 172 | 119 | 54 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
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