Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.2
SE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.1
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
15
2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
749
640
421
822
710
1144
1449
1626
2004
1708
1487
1442
1091
948
911
778
639
543
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:29PM1.45m
11:59AM1.48m
00:23AM1.46m
12:55PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.21m
5:48AM0.17m
6:17PM0.19m
6:40AM0.15m
7:13PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
8
8
7
8
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