Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2166
2088
1982
1817
1783
1699
1622
1427
1342
1207
1134
1064
986
918
902
902
780
603
603
488
455
387
370
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:17AM1.30m
4:44PM1.40m
5:03AM1.30m
5:29PM1.42m
5:48AM1.31m
6:14PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.30m
11:01PM0.33m
11:12AM0.28m
11:49PM0.31m
11:59AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
8
7
8
9
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
2
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
10
7
4
3
4
5
10
9
8
6
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