Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is

12.5° C

Raneika Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (24 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	S 10	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	18	19	17	15	33	43	57	46	85	94	132	171	157	198	264	251	287	272	330	342	280	475	300
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:08AM1.35m				1:37PM1.37m				1:56AM1.32m				2:25PM1.37m				2:44AM1.30m					3:11PM1.37m
Low Tide			7:21AM0.27m				7:50PM0.32m				8:07AM0.30m				8:38PM0.34m				8:53AM0.32m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	10	14	15	14	14	14	12	11	11	10	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	9	10	9	7
Feels °C	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	6	6	3	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	S 10	ENE 5	NE 6	S 9	S 9	ENE 8	ENE 11	E 11	NE 6	NE 7	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	E 12
kJ	14	17	10	8	15	14	13	38	85	94	65	171	157	198	151	146	144	272	330	342	276	475	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ESE 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 12	ENE 8	S 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 12	NE 7	NE 6	ESE 16	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	E 11	E 10	E 12	E 13	E 13	ESE 13
kJ	18	10	17	15	13	13	14	12	12	94	132	33	11	181	264	251	287	144	47	172	280	55	277
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ENE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 9	S 9	ESE 11	SE 13	SE 18	SE 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	8	8	11	12	7	13	12	6	6	11	26	49	76	30	27	26	26	25	63	22	21	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNE 5	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NNW 4	—	S 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	4	19	9	15	33	43	57	46	72	10	—	1	13	87	110	106	115	128	210	276	279	327	300
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	91	13	91	172	91	133	82	43	0	0	0	8	13	23	19	13	8	8	8	23	202	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay		Ocean Beach						Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Te Awanga	Te Awanga	Napier - The Reef	Napier - The Reef	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Aropaonui	Cray Bay	Napier - The Reef		Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay
Rating (10 max)		1						1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	1	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile
Rating (10 max)	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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