Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 75 | 142 | 77 | 202 | 172 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 106 | 108 | 86 | 97 | 304 | 326 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 147 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:35PM1.44m | 9:59AM1.46m | 10:22PM1.39m | 10:45AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.15m | 3:31PM0.18m | 3:50AM0.20m | 4:18PM0.23m | 4:36AM0.25m | 5:05PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 75 | 142 | 77 | 202 | 172 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 106 | 108 | 86 | 90 | 304 | 326 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 147 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 40 | 26 | 52 | 66 | 12 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 53 | 97 | 20 | 43 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 70 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 61 | — | 7 | 15 | 34 | 37 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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