Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 289 | 224 | 158 | 158 | 381 | 297 | 553 | 540 | 394 | 362 | 314 | 249 | 137 | 505 | 781 | 1389 | 1811 | 1769 | 2209 | 1719 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.37m | 3:42AM1.28m | 4:09PM1.39m | 4:29AM1.29m | 4:55PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.32m | 9:38PM0.35m | 9:51AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 313 | 289 | 224 | 158 | 158 | 381 | 297 | 553 | 540 | 394 | 362 | 314 | 249 | 137 | 505 | 781 | 1389 | 1811 | 1769 | 2209 | 1719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 16 | 87 | 138 | 126 | 15 | 109 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 135 | 127 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 75 | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 129 | 19 | 42 | 61 |
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