Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 51 | 33 | 47 | 90 | 67 | 119 | 315 | 399 | 1237 | 1109 | 931 | 1103 | 1109 | 2472 | 2200 | 2306 | 2046 | 2673 | 2806 | 2943 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:10PM1.47m | 7:33AM1.41m | 7:55PM1.48m | 8:19AM1.45m | 8:41PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.20m | 1:30AM0.19m | 1:47PM0.19m | 2:15AM0.17m | 2:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 51 | 18 | 20 | 90 | 57 | 73 | 48 | 399 | 1237 | 1109 | 931 | 1103 | 1109 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 2046 | 2673 | 2806 | 2943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 11 | 67 | 57 | 315 | 74 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | N 4 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 119 | 59 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 14 | 10 | 614 | 2472 | 2200 | 2306 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 129 | 39 | 189 | 174 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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