
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
824 | 1676 | 1503 | 1071 | 926 | 799 | 600 | 362 | 342 | 330 | 254 | 266 | 496 | 1397 | 1328 | 997 | 675 | 459 | 302 | 208 | 210 | 231 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | 5:52AM2.12m | 6:32PM2.22m | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM1.32m | 11:38PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.30m | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 |
15 | — | 1503 | 1071 | 926 | 799 | 600 | 287 | 227 | 185 | 254 | 206 | 153 | 660 | 678 | 523 | 344 | 234 | 147 | 31 | 210 | 231 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 84 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 109 | 250 | 258 | 330 | 111 | 79 | 40 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 73 | 53 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 190 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | SW 18 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | 11 | — | — | 112 | 362 | 342 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | — | 12 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
824 | 1676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 266 | 496 | 1397 | 1328 | 997 | 675 | 459 | 302 | 208 | 200 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 270 | 179 | 99 | 275 | 283 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 150 | 149 | 149 | 150 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 173 | 128 | 15 | 0 |
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