Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 41 | 459 | 2116 | 3121 | 4842 | 4738 | 4472 | 3948 | 3801 | 3485 | 3241 | 2767 | 2383 | 2044 | 1470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.49m | 10:03PM1.39m | 10:25AM1.46m | 10:48PM1.36m | 11:10AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.21m | 4:01PM0.22m | 4:15AM0.24m | 4:47PM0.25m | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:32PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 41 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 50 | 113 | 160 | 189 | 208 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 261 | 120 | 118 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | NE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 459 | 2116 | 3121 | 4842 | 4738 | 4472 | 3948 | 3801 | 3485 | 3241 | 2767 | 2383 | 2044 | 1470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 172 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 187 | 192 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 177 | 174 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 257 | 257 | 155 | 17 |
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