Surf Forecasts:
Rangiora Street surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 21 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,040 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW 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 Wednesday (Jun 17) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rangiora Street in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rangiora Street over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 745 | 345 | 107 | 51 | 270 | 136 | 47 | 73 | 261 | 225 | 166 | 956 | 425 | 320 | 173 | 123 | 86 | 61 | 96 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | 1:05AM2.85m | 1:33PM2.65m | 1:57AM2.74m | 2:26PM2.54m | 2:49AM2.61m | 3:18PM2.44m | 3:43AM2.48m | 4:13PM2.35m | 4:40AM2.38m | 5:12PM2.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | 6:51PM0.72m | 7:26AM0.77m | 7:42PM0.82m | 8:19AM0.86m | 8:34PM0.93m | 9:10AM0.95m | 9:28PM1.04m | 10:02AM1.03m | 10:25PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 4 | 345 | 107 | 51 | 247 | 136 | 22 | 29 | 104 | 100 | 14 | 412 | 425 | 320 | 173 | 123 | 86 | 40 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 63 | — | 6 | 10 | 40 | 27 | 58 | 42 | 73 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 61 | 96 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 13 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 15 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WSW 8 | — | E 3 | WNW 3 | W 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 745 | — | 1 | 1 | 270 | — | — | — | 261 | 225 | 166 | 956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 54 | 0 | 143 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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