
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
149 | 139 | 139 | 108 | 114 | 91 | 82 | 75 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 85 | 80 | 58 | 70 | 522 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.54m | 9:32PM2.69m | 9:57AM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
47 | 139 | 139 | 108 | 114 | 91 | 32 | 31 | 131 | 141 | 129 | 85 | 80 | 24 | 23 | 269 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
149 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 5 | — | 23 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 11 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | S 11 |
19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 75 | 173 | 173 | 153 | — | 76 | 58 | 70 | 522 | 595 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 99 | 0 | 7 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 143 |
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