Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 553 | 526 | 434 | 394 | 332 | 279 | 217 | 216 | 177 | 147 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 66 | 94 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.53m | 8:25AM1.51m | 8:48PM1.48m | 9:13AM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.11m | 2:43PM0.14m | 3:04AM0.15m | 3:31PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 699 | 553 | 526 | 434 | 394 | 332 | 279 | 217 | 216 | 177 | 147 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 59 | 94 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 40 | 26 | 51 | 66 | 12 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 0 |
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