
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
64 | 74 | 78 | 184 | 127 | 735 | 49 | 37 | 48 | 238 | 113 | 187 | 272 | 187 | 168 | 145 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.39m | 6:36AM2.39m | 7:29PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:31PM2.66m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.11m | 1:45AM1.07m | 2:14PM0.97m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
64 | 74 | 78 | 184 | 127 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 109 | 43 | 69 | 139 | 39 | 37 | 145 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
11 | 31 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 94 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 9 | 735 | 64 | 37 | 48 | 238 | 113 | 187 | 272 | 187 | 168 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 150 | 125 | 125 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
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