Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
4
SSE
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
4.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1090
1000
914
867
730
669
669
669
2632
4222
5718
6839
7070
6241
5931
5059
4232
2627
2174
1508
1147
1363
961
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
45
S
55
SSE
60
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM1.36m
11:50PM1.43m
12:21PM1.41m
00:42AM1.44m
1:15PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.22m
5:42PM0.25m
6:11AM0.20m
6:34PM0.23m
7:01AM0.17m
7:30PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
1
4
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
8
6
5
8
3
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
1
1
1
2
3
3
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