
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 150 | 222 | 353 | 230 | 289 | 513 | 522 | 414 | 171 | 140 | 238 | 395 | 1225 | 1676 | 1442 | 407 | 296 | 578 | 166 | 153 | 92 | 73 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM2.21m | 6:50PM2.25m | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
60 | 60 | 85 | 144 | 230 | 289 | 235 | 263 | 205 | 171 | 119 | 92 | 99 | 1225 | 1676 | 1442 | 365 | 296 | 578 | 166 | 132 | 92 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
27 | 26 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 47 | 75 | 140 | 238 | 395 | 33 | 53 | 100 | 73 | 288 | 27 | 149 | 153 | 52 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 16 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 407 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
135 | 150 | 222 | 353 | — | 18 | 513 | 522 | 414 | — | — | — | 10 | 67 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 213 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 171 | 149 | 149 | 99 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 0 |
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