
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
780 | 603 | 521 | 480 | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 114 | 112 | 78 | 73 | 343 | 1941 | 2020 | 2155 | 2853 | 6114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.31m | 6:14PM1.44m | 6:33AM1.32m | 6:58PM1.45m | 7:17AM1.33m | 7:41PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.26m | 00:35AM0.28m | 12:44PM0.25m | 1:20AM0.26m | 1:29PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 13 |
780 | 603 | 521 | 480 | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 75 | 88 | 158 | 114 | 112 | 78 | 56 | 76 | 119 | 155 | 149 | 132 | 4348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 |
170 | 164 | 131 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 48 | 202 | 158 | 57 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 10 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 25 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
6 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 80 | 99 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 343 | 1941 | 2020 | 2155 | 2853 | 6114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 38 | 38 |
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