
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
527 | 353 | 268 | 227 | 185 | 167 | 159 | 127 | 113 | 110 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 102 | 290 | 478 | 336 | 406 | 678 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.84m | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
504 | 353 | 268 | 227 | 185 | 167 | 159 | 127 | 94 | 91 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 148 | 245 | 30 | 49 | 375 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
62 | 64 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
33 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 68 | 71 | 34 | 102 | 290 | 478 | 336 | 406 | 678 | 531 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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