Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.9
SSW
8
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
56
74
145
123
80
49
64
59
109
113
30
38
40
45
84
52
438
1291
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
5
WNW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:08AM1.47m
12:39PM1.56m
1:06AM1.46m
1:38PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.16m
6:23AM0.13m
7:00PM0.15m
7:20AM0.12m
7:58PM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
6
2
3
2
Temp °C
16
14
13
11
11
13
13
14
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
10
8
7
7
9
10
11
12
10
9
10
10
11
14
6
6
6
6
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