
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
761 | 653 | 808 | 921 | 1097 | 1072 | 1020 | 1026 | 745 | 647 | 383 | 306 | 223 | 185 | 157 | 120 | 113 | 130 | 118 | 115 | 113 | 91 | 91 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.85m | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 |
761 | 653 | 734 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 533 | 383 | 306 | 223 | 185 | 157 | 119 | 113 | 130 | 91 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
62 | 34 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 54 | 43 | 63 | 70 | 138 | 120 | 106 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 113 | 77 | 60 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
9 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
— | — | 808 | 921 | 1097 | 1072 | 1020 | 1026 | 745 | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 91 | 91 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 146 | 126 | 99 | 99 | 20 | 143 | 20 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 143 | 143 | 0 |
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