Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 77 | 110 | 188 | 250 | 346 | 432 | 867 | 216 | 906 | 113 | 47 | 58 | 80 | 101 | 225 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | 10:39PM2.80m | 11:01AM2.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 110 | 188 | 250 | 346 | 432 | 319 | 216 | 277 | 113 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 130 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | S 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 867 | 23 | 906 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 80 | 101 | 225 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 125 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
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