Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1857 | 1172 | 1037 | 835 | 894 | 878 | 762 | 561 | 458 | 350 | 414 | 418 | 454 | 598 | 869 | 1035 | 1320 | 2500 | 5703 | 6964 | 6354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.34m | 8:23PM1.45m | 8:45AM1.35m | 9:06PM1.45m | 9:30AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.23m | 2:46AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.23m | 3:29AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 1857 | 1172 | 1037 | 835 | 894 | 878 | 762 | 561 | 458 | 350 | 414 | 418 | 454 | 598 | 869 | 1035 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | ENE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 321 | 373 | 331 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 136 | 112 | 222 | 214 | 155 | 118 | 55 | 78 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 24 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 56 | 19 | 38 | 72 | 66 | 33 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 74 | 62 | 108 | 1320 | 2500 | 5703 | 6964 | 6354 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 129 | 189 | 257 | 276 | 254 | 236 |
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