
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | 65 | 54 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 55 | 104 | 153 | 257 | 206 | 135 | 76 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM2.30m | 8:09AM2.26m | 8:26PM2.40m | 9:00AM2.38m | 9:11PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM1.18m | 2:02AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.06m | 2:51AM0.94m | 3:09PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
86 | 65 | 54 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 153 | 257 | 206 | 135 | 76 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 |
39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 104 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 117 | 118 | 20 | 0 |
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