Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 486 | 362 | 314 | 228 | 154 | 534 | 961 | 1591 | 1596 | 1909 | 2044 | 1489 | 1132 | 855 | 782 | 653 | 444 | 430 | 347 | 287 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.39m | 4:29AM1.29m | 4:55PM1.41m | 5:16AM1.31m | 5:41PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.28m | 11:14PM0.29m | 11:25AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 540 | 486 | 362 | 314 | 228 | 154 | 534 | 961 | 1591 | 1596 | 1909 | 2044 | 1489 | 1132 | 855 | 782 | 653 | 444 | 430 | 347 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 17 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 147 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | WSW 4 | ESE 12 | N 3 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 10 | — | — | WSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 60 | 117 | 103 | 90 | 83 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 93 | 39 | 91 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 43 |
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