Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3166 | 2777 | 2184 | 2432 | 1781 | 1377 | 1259 | 1047 | 1256 | 878 | 1250 | 404 | 887 | 1960 | 2823 | 5103 | 6635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.61m | 8:54AM1.52m | 9:17PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.05m | 3:09PM0.09m | 3:38AM0.10m | 4:00PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 331 | 413 | 436 | 157 | 249 | 250 | 202 | 210 | 994 | 92 | 822 | 388 | 204 | 211 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 182 | 193 | 417 | 151 | 188 | 176 | 167 | 131 | 115 | 92 | 76 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 121 | 111 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3166 | 2777 | 2184 | 2432 | 1781 | 1377 | 1259 | 1047 | 1256 | 878 | 1250 | 404 | 887 | 1960 | 2823 | 5103 | 6635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 177 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 155 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 202 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 |
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