
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 145 | 110 | 87 | 64 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM2.22m | 4:12PM2.27m | 4:55AM2.15m | 5:25PM2.22m | 6:04AM2.13m | 6:36PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM1.21m | 10:40PM1.29m | 11:00AM1.27m | 11:49PM1.29m | 12:15PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 145 | 110 | 87 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
23 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
11 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 98 | 103 | 130 | 149 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 143 | 143 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 153 | 150 | 7 |
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