
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 11AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
303 | 299 | 436 | 423 | 642 | 599 | 1020 | 1050 | 643 | 520 | 612 | 501 | 424 | 312 | 287 | 351 | 662 | 858 | 576 | 442 | 361 | 284 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.78m | 10:34PM2.89m | 10:55AM2.81m | 11:12PM2.88m | 11:32AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.62m | 4:25PM0.59m | 4:47AM0.56m | 5:04PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.57m | 5:42PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
82 | 88 | 149 | 423 | 642 | 375 | 300 | 878 | 643 | 520 | 612 | 501 | 424 | 312 | 287 | 351 | 235 | 858 | 576 | 442 | 361 | 284 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
94 | 50 | 436 | 171 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 243 | 232 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 219 | 211 | 214 | 230 | 131 | 222 | 227 | 232 | 181 | 173 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
303 | 299 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 110 | 137 | 135 | — | 135 | 82 | 50 | 51 | 29 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 214 | 89 | 599 | 1020 | 1050 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 662 | 798 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 149 | 148 | 126 | 99 | 46 | 0 | 54 | 126 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 149 | 148 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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