Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 64 | 132 | 424 | 507 | 449 | 405 | 262 | 162 | 757 | 525 | 870 | 788 | 1109 | 561 | 215 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 15 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 64 | 132 | 245 | 253 | 232 | 186 | 118 | 77 | 275 | 238 | 697 | 318 | 277 | 249 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 66 | 87 | 191 | 162 | 26 | 17 | 342 | — | — | — | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 167 | — | 9 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 424 | 507 | 449 | 405 | 262 | — | 757 | 525 | 870 | 788 | 1109 | 561 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 149 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 143 | 149 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 98 | 146 | 197 | 178 | 178 | 295 | 199 | 54 |
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