
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 79 | 55 | 202 | 645 | 512 | 257 | 408 | 397 | 809 | 1635 | 1328 | 961 | 678 | 610 | 716 | 809 | 813 | 740 | 703 | 740 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.66m | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | 10:43PM2.85m | 11:06AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | 4:58AM0.54m | 5:15PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
85 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 292 | 225 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1328 | 961 | 678 | 610 | 584 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 22 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 11 |
26 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | 79 | 55 | 202 | 645 | 512 | 257 | 408 | 397 | 809 | 1635 | — | — | — | — | 716 | 809 | 813 | 740 | 703 | 740 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 143 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 150 | 172 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 54 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 128 |
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