
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 836 | 1038 | 904 | 1669 | 856 | 1372 | 1164 | 866 | 453 | 360 | 472 | 474 | 574 | 607 | 469 | 465 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM1.02m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
326 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 929 | 79 | 856 | 695 | 585 | 301 | 360 | 472 | 238 | 253 | 279 | 245 | 187 | 151 | 178 | 218 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
98 | — | — | — | 62 | — | 77 | 109 | 178 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 412 | 355 | 395 | 437 | 465 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — |
804 | 836 | 1038 | 904 | 1669 | 856 | 1372 | 1164 | 866 | 453 | 262 | 245 | 474 | 574 | 607 | 469 | 385 | 328 | 329 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 172 | 174 | 222 | 270 | 275 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 174 | 20 | 172 | 153 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
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