Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rangiora Street today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rangiora Street at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rangiora Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 47 | 86 | 112 | 69 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 67 | 82 | 206 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:04AM2.13m | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:36PM2.30m | 8:09AM2.26m | 8:26PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM1.26m | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:24PM1.18m | 2:02AM1.09m | 2:21PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 15 | W 3 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 61 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 86 | 112 | 69 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 206 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 20 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 22 | 58 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 82 | 136 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 179 | 153 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 0 |
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