Surf Forecasts:
Rangiora Street surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, WSW swell with 759 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rangiora Street this week:
The surf forecast for Rangiora Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rangiora Street in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rangiora Street over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 592 | 447 | 200 | 103 | 372 | 703 | 569 | 519 | 314 | 158 | 73 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26PM2.73m | 11:46AM2.61m | 00:01AM2.73m | 12:23PM2.60m | 00:38AM2.71m | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | 2:23PM2.47m | 2:39AM2.56m | 3:10PM2.43m | 3:27AM2.50m | 4:01PM2.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.94m | 5:55PM0.88m | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:31PM0.89m | 6:56AM0.94m | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | 8:19AM0.96m | 8:34PM1.02m | 9:03AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.07m | 9:51AM1.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 7 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 244 | 447 | 200 | 103 | 372 | 703 | 569 | 519 | 314 | 158 | 73 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 38 | — | 15 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 110 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 8 | — | SW 15 | W 12 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 592 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 110 | 98 | 54 | 143 | 54 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 125 |
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