Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is

12.7° C

Raneika Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	NNE 4	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	180	198	179	175	168	143	121	96	92	65	123	119	77	73	46	42	53	33	33	33	72	69	64	63
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:10PM1.60m				3:36AM1.53m				4:09PM1.66m				4:35AM1.55m				5:08PM1.71m				5:34AM1.58m
Low Tide				9:28PM0.12m				9:49AM0.05m				10:28PM0.08m				10:48AM0.02m				11:29PM0.04m				11:47AM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	15
Feels °C	7	6	6	5	4	3	3	6	9	7	6	7	6	7	8	11	11	10	11	9	9	8	9	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	180	184	175	175	168	136	121	92	90	65	123	119	45	45	46	13	18	25	33	15	17	69	64	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 9	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 10	E 12	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 4
kJ	173	198	179	164	156	143	100	96	92	47	64	42	77	73	26	27	17	33	33	33	72	9	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 13	E 11	—	—	E 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	SSW 9	S 9	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21
kJ	20	—	—	—	44	42	—	85	—	57	3	—	—	5	19	19	6	8	7	30	6	2	1	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	—	N 2	—	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	N 3	NNE 5	WNW 3	NW 3	N 5	NW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	4	15	34	40	38	33	42	53	6	24	1	6	12	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackhead Wairarapa	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	80	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	39	21	39	39	43	43	39	80	80	13	0	8	0	0	8	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay		Ocean Beach	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Ocean Beach	Te Awanga	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth			Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4
Header Global	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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