Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 129 | 192 | 167 | 119 | 82 | 58 | 115 | 96 | 84 | 89 | 113 | 151 | 198 | 172 | 180 | 161 | 151 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.55m | 8:32AM1.66m | 8:58PM1.57m | 9:25AM1.69m | 9:52PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.05m | 2:54PM0.05m | 3:12AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | N 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 92 | 45 | 167 | 119 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 84 | 89 | 113 | 151 | 198 | 172 | 103 | 60 | 151 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 7 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 84 | 129 | 192 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 58 | 115 | 28 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 180 | 161 | 61 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | E 11 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 96 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 53 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 31 | 75 | 159 | 5 | 18 | 97 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 43 | 129 | 129 | 152 | 93 | 129 | 129 |
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