
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
360 | 447 | 483 | 416 | 302 | 255 | 200 | 171 | 126 | 94 | 77 | 39 | 91 | 208 | 176 | 202 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
191 | 259 | 222 | 204 | 168 | 127 | 98 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 39 | 91 | 147 | 176 | 202 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 35 | 57 | 84 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
360 | 447 | 483 | 416 | 302 | 255 | 200 | 171 | 126 | 94 | 77 | — | — | 208 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
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