Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 653 | 1689 | 2836 | 2866 | 2777 | 2586 | 2457 | 2177 | 1814 | 1564 | 1377 | 1232 | 1047 | 1004 | 434 | 819 | 2093 | 2911 | 5164 | 7541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.54m | 8:27PM1.61m | 8:54AM1.52m | 9:17PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:49AM0.05m | 3:09PM0.09m | 3:38AM0.10m | 4:00PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 18 | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 371 | 284 | 291 | 252 | 304 | 366 | 340 | 267 | 249 | 255 | 198 | 177 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 388 | 188 | 25 | 6 | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 166 | 194 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 182 | 193 | 157 | 153 | 137 | 176 | 167 | 118 | 115 | 77 | 96 | 65 | 31 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 226 | 62 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 653 | 1689 | 2836 | 2866 | 2777 | 2586 | 2457 | 2177 | 1814 | 1564 | 1377 | 1232 | 1047 | 1004 | 434 | 819 | 2093 | 2911 | 5164 | 7541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 178 | 192 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 239 | 177 | 177 | 239 | 233 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 233 | 254 | 254 | 380 | 254 |
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