
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 8PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 238 | 560 | 1697 | 1852 | 1422 | 395 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 149 | 92 | 69 | 164 | 74 | 273 | 241 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | 8:57AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | 2:52AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
29 | 70 | 197 | 1697 | 1852 | 1422 | 379 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 69 | 164 | 74 | 273 | 241 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 5 | WSW 17 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
70 | 24 | 376 | — | — | 167 | 90 | 288 | 48 | 149 | 149 | 77 | 36 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | W 12 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
140 | 238 | — | — | — | — | 395 | 67 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
235 | — | 560 | 142 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 54 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 99 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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