Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 47 | 68 | 140 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 149 | 146 | 129 | 139 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 158 | 116 | 112 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 286 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 26 | 68 | 98 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 149 | 146 | 121 | 139 | 103 | 78 | 96 | 96 | 158 | 116 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 65 | 141 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 47 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 84 | 68 | 32 | 102 | 129 | 124 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 26 | 141 | 143 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 116 | 112 | 139 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 3 | 10 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 52 | 286 | 414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 150 | 171 |
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