
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 111 | 226 | 475 | 257 | 227 | 456 | 824 | 1256 | 1108 | 1134 | 846 | 757 | 608 | 819 | 980 | 420 | 160 | 232 | 258 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM2.77m | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.60m | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
131 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 98 | 80 | 155 | 356 | 516 | — | 1134 | 846 | 757 | 608 | 572 | 252 | 192 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 20 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
33 | 7 | — | 32 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 42 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 128 | 123 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
— | 8 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
1 | 111 | 226 | 475 | 257 | 227 | 456 | 824 | 1256 | 1108 | 11 | — | — | — | 819 | 980 | 420 | 160 | 232 | 258 | 343 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 149 | 149 | 20 | 150 | 275 | 150 | 275 | 150 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 125 | 125 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 172 |
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