
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
776 | 975 | 998 | 998 | 905 | 763 | 664 | 464 | 306 | 250 | 181 | 147 | 171 | 181 | 143 | 118 | 118 | 113 | 89 | 76 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 5 |
15 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 547 | 392 | 306 | 250 | 181 | 147 | 171 | 181 | 143 | 109 | 86 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
15 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 38 | 55 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 105 | 105 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 113 | 75 | 63 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 |
776 | 975 | 998 | 998 | 905 | 763 | 664 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 89 | 73 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 146 | 127 | 99 | 99 | 126 | 20 | 149 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 153 | 143 | 20 | 0 |
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