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 (0.8m), 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 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 461 | 377 | 302 | 262 | 99 | 86 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 75 | 101 | 144 | 245 | 360 | 432 | 466 | 1081 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 181 | 171 | 171 | 143 | 99 | 86 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 75 | 101 | 144 | 245 | 360 | 432 | 466 | 432 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 71 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | W 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 143 | 461 | 377 | 302 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1081 | 961 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 149 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 20 | 143 |
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