Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 866 | 767 | 921 | 928 | 547 | 398 | 322 | 232 | 215 | 167 | 139 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 49 | 188 | 232 | 74 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.75m | 00:55AM2.77m | 1:16PM2.65m | 1:32AM2.63m | 1:54PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.64m | 6:48PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.73m | 7:28PM0.84m | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:10PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | W 6 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 627 | 161 | 124 | 761 | 547 | 398 | 322 | 232 | 215 | 167 | 139 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 181 | 33 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 165 | 42 | 49 | 118 | 178 | 223 | 143 | 147 | 145 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 39 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | W 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 417 | 866 | 767 | 921 | 928 | — | — | — | 104 | 104 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 49 | 188 | 232 | 74 | 498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 171 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 125 | 125 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 125 | 119 | 125 | 125 | 98 |
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