
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
971 | 1006 | 757 | 1183 | 897 | 814 | 247 | 262 | 270 | 857 | 470 | 847 | 782 | 1234 | 416 | 470 | 781 | 977 | 1126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 7 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | W 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
971 | 1006 | 757 | 692 | 630 | 337 | 123 | 16 | 8 | 343 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 547 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | — | W 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | 18 | 19 | 108 | 71 | 176 | 16 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | 1183 | 897 | 814 | 247 | 262 | 270 | 857 | 470 | 847 | 782 | 1234 | 416 | 470 | 781 | 977 | 1126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 125 | 143 | 158 | 172 | 210 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 260 | 148 |
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