Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 225 | 331 | 168 | 335 | 371 | 293 | 176 | 205 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 4 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
25 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 108 | 157 | 168 | 163 | 187 | 137 | 98 | 86 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
32 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
14 | 33 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
4 | 26 | — | 3 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 58 | 225 | 331 | 1 | 335 | 371 | 293 | 176 | 205 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 20 |
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