
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 192 | 86 | 203 | 94 | 127 | 298 | 575 | 520 | 461 | 337 | 247 | 162 | 272 | 824 | 984 | 1337 | 1157 | 737 | 456 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 |
44 | 21 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 86 | 111 | 94 | 127 | 7 | 332 | 272 | 232 | 160 | 100 | 81 | 272 | 162 | 273 | 202 | 277 | 241 | 408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | 74 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 87 | 191 | 162 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
10 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 13 | — | 12 | 30 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 55 | 48 | 192 | — | 203 | 13 | 20 | 298 | 575 | 520 | 461 | 337 | 247 | — | 60 | 824 | 984 | 1337 | 1157 | 737 | 456 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 143 | 143 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 103 | 128 | 197 | 199 | 197 | 345 | 178 | 125 |
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