Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 599 | 477 | 383 | 235 | 220 | 212 | 162 | 108 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 47 | 39 | 69 | 102 | 135 | 119 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.40m | 5:08AM1.39m | 5:29PM1.44m | 5:58AM1.47m | 6:20PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.27m | 10:56PM0.22m | 11:18AM0.22m | 11:45PM0.17m | 12:11PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 467 | 599 | 477 | 383 | 235 | 220 | 212 | 162 | 108 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 102 | 135 | 119 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 127 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 33 | 68 | 78 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 32 | 28 | 81 | 76 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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