Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.7°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2567
2404
2341
2177
1959
1640
1422
1285
1121
912
784
690
613
546
466
376
311
392
226
163
130
100
108
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
5
E
0
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
8:55AM1.56m
9:19PM1.53m
9:45AM1.59m
10:10PM1.53m
10:37AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.11m
3:14PM0.11m
3:35AM0.10m
4:06PM0.10m
4:26AM0.09m
5:00PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:14
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7:15
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Temp °C
10
9
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
13
15
15
16
Feels °C
8
7
10
9
8
11
13
10
8
8
9
12
10
11
11
9
8
6
8
10
12
11
13
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