
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
385 | 341 | 274 | 237 | 232 | 194 | 180 | 198 | 179 | 175 | 168 | 143 | 121 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 123 | 119 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 33 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.49m | 3:10PM1.60m | 3:36AM1.53m | 4:09PM1.66m | 4:35AM1.55m | 5:08PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.16m | 8:51AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.12m | 9:49AM0.05m | 10:28PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
385 | 340 | 274 | 237 | 232 | 194 | 180 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 168 | 136 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 123 | 119 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 |
363 | 341 | 246 | 225 | 41 | 184 | 173 | 198 | 179 | 164 | 156 | 143 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 47 | 64 | 43 | 77 | 73 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 13 | NE 11 | — | — | E 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 7 |
4 | — | — | — | 210 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | 51 | 42 | 6 | 85 | — | 57 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
72 | 56 | 40 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 0 |
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