
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
588 | 963 | 1966 | 1356 | 1116 | 849 | 622 | 716 | 921 | 998 | 975 | 975 | 844 | 688 | 647 | 373 | 313 | 255 | 172 | 140 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.76m | 11:43PM2.85m | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | 1356 | 1116 | 849 | 622 | 596 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 533 | 373 | 313 | 255 | 172 | 125 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | W 22 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | 2 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 38 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 51 | 140 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 71 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — |
588 | 963 | 1966 | — | — | — | — | 716 | 921 | 998 | 975 | 975 | 844 | 688 | 647 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 150 | 172 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 54 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 126 | 99 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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