
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 166 | 280 | 575 | 803 | 1200 | 3436 | 3119 | 2499 | 2125 | 1509 | 1121 | 1318 | 2022 | 1109 | 1327 | 1302 | 1058 | 828 | 792 | 702 | 607 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.51m | 6:19PM1.59m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.52m | 7:59PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.08m | 00:39AM0.07m | 1:01PM0.09m | 1:29AM0.08m | 1:53PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
20 | 166 | 280 | 575 | 803 | 1200 | 3436 | 3119 | 2499 | 2125 | 1509 | 1121 | 7 | 1127 | 1109 | 1327 | 1302 | 1058 | 828 | 792 | 702 | 607 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 13 |
50 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 186 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | — | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | E 8 |
21 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 23 | 14 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
49 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1318 | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 177 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 198 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 21 |
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