Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 54 | 284 | 2776 | 4547 | 5061 | 4634 | 4402 | 4414 | 3936 | 3808 | 3333 | 2767 | 1882 | 1111 | 1301 | 804 | 718 | 1022 | 861 | 686 | 1576 | 1252 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.39m | 10:25AM1.46m | 10:48PM1.36m | 11:10AM1.43m | 11:33PM1.32m | 11:55AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.24m | 4:47PM0.25m | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:32PM0.28m | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 50 | 161 | 486 | 1882 | 1070 | 320 | 446 | 207 | 493 | 525 | 84 | 54 | 1252 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 239 | 233 | 157 | 179 | 133 | 157 | 346 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | S 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 115 | 161 | 111 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 23 | 284 | 2776 | 4547 | 5061 | 4634 | 4402 | 4414 | 3936 | 3808 | 3333 | 2767 | 896 | 1111 | 1301 | 804 | 718 | 1022 | 861 | 686 | 1576 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 172 | 192 | 192 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 202 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 254 | 97 | 8 | 0 |
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