Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
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236 | 99 | 89 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 113 | 192 | 250 | 353 | 375 | 297 | 229 | 800 | 506 | 294 | 276 | 122 | 316 | 294 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM2.56m | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | 10:39PM2.80m | 11:01AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
143 | 99 | 89 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 113 | 192 | 250 | 353 | 375 | 297 | 229 | 163 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 71 | 85 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 20 |
45 | 27 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 87 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 10 |
6 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 800 | 506 | 294 | 276 | 122 | 316 | 294 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 143 | 125 | 143 |
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