
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 68 | 91 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 181 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 79 | 188 | 228 | 124 | 127 | 257 | 90 | 355 | 157 | 293 | 247 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 |
22 | 25 | 46 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 43 | 37 | 46 | 29 | 43 | 79 | 65 | 108 | 124 | 127 | 132 | 90 | 163 | 28 | 157 | 114 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
47 | 68 | 91 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 181 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 87 | — | 74 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 67 | 119 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
6 | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 15 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 181 | 103 | — | 80 | 99 | 61 | 188 | 228 | — | — | 257 | 43 | 355 | 157 | 293 | 247 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 180 | 213 | 157 | 20 | 148 | 0 | 143 | 7 |
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