
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 47 | 50 | 142 | 86 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 62 | 53 | 112 | 273 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:36PM2.30m | 8:09AM2.26m | 8:26PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:24PM1.18m | 2:02AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
15 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 115 | 86 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 251 | 238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 3 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
34 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 14 | S 10 | — |
7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 20 | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 8 | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 46 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 53 | 112 | 273 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 153 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 149 | 148 | 0 |
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