
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), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 343 | 467 | 599 | 477 | 383 | 204 | 220 | 212 | 162 | 75 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 95 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 118 | 103 | 135 | 121 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.32m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 |
147 | 127 | 467 | 599 | 477 | 383 | 204 | 220 | 212 | 162 | 75 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 103 | 135 | 121 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
177 | 343 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 33 | 67 | 77 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | S 9 |
27 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 57 | 32 | 28 | 95 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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