Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 212 | 266 | 216 | 207 | 208 | 333 | 410 | 564 | 786 | 798 | 1277 | 700 | 613 | 759 | 683 | 642 | 364 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.35m | 2:17AM1.25m | 2:43PM1.35m | 3:06AM1.27m | 3:31PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.35m | 8:26AM0.33m | 9:01PM0.33m | 9:14AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 199 | 216 | 207 | 34 | 97 | 115 | 151 | 196 | 172 | 766 | 50 | 26 | 513 | 470 | 421 | 364 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 30 | 19 | 61 | 35 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 77 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 157 | 212 | 266 | — | — | 208 | 333 | 410 | 564 | 786 | 798 | 1277 | 700 | 613 | 759 | 683 | 642 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 257 | 177 | 174 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 19 | 0 |
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