
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
462 | 310 | 240 | 308 | 302 | 282 | 458 | 812 | 782 | 1397 | 548 | 579 | 831 | 1046 | 1020 | 885 | 864 | 808 | 782 | 762 | 1258 | 1953 | 1778 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | 1:28AM2.72m | 1:55PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
190 | 161 | 123 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 629 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 15 | 18 | 78 | 17 | 14 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
462 | 310 | 240 | 308 | 302 | 282 | 458 | 812 | 782 | 1397 | 548 | 579 | 831 | 1046 | 1020 | 885 | 864 | 808 | 782 | 762 | 1258 | 1953 | 1778 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 150 | 158 | 172 | 149 | 150 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 188 | 146 | 148 | 153 | 210 | 148 | 148 | 232 | 188 | 289 | 99 |
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