Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 487 | 419 | 344 | 242 | 186 | 191 | 306 | 311 | 237 | 188 | 147 | 155 | 159 | 200 | 221 | 223 | 206 | 163 | 193 | 387 | 438 | 496 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.99m | 11:37AM2.83m | 00:00AM2.98m | 12:23PM2.79m | 00:45AM2.90m | 1:08PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.63m | 5:47PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.64m | 6:33PM0.65m | 7:03AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 702 | 487 | 419 | 344 | 76 | 186 | 78 | 186 | 231 | 237 | 188 | 147 | 155 | 109 | 141 | 221 | 223 | 206 | 163 | 141 | 110 | 78 | 77 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 24 | WSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 242 | — | 21 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 4 | 41 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 11 | 47 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 83 | 111 | 212 | 161 | 191 | 306 | 311 | — | — | — | — | 159 | 200 | 202 | — | — | — | 193 | 387 | 438 | 496 | 461 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 148 | 126 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 99 | 148 | 125 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 128 |
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