
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 80 | 321 | 233 | 216 | 198 | 215 | 228 | 244 | 278 | 490 | 396 | 88 | 91 | 65 | 129 | 120 | 132 | 154 | 158 | 153 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.40m | 7:41AM1.49m | 8:02PM1.40m | 8:25AM1.49m | 8:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.22m | 1:29AM0.21m | 2:00PM0.23m | 2:13AM0.23m | 2:46PM0.23m | 2:58AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
mm | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
81 | 72 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 199 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 320 | 88 | 91 | 65 | 129 | 120 | 132 | 154 | 158 | 153 | 161 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 68 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 2 | WNW 4 |
27 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 80 | 321 | 233 | 216 | 198 | 215 | 228 | 244 | 278 | 490 | 396 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 72 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 43 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 55 | 80 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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