Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 464 | 397 | 380 | 325 | 281 | 281 | 235 | 190 | 154 | 239 | 273 | 269 | 251 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 169 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.30m | 4:18PM1.40m | 4:42AM1.34m | 5:05PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.30m | 10:02AM0.28m | 10:36PM0.26m | 10:52AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 421 | 464 | 397 | 380 | 325 | 281 | 281 | 235 | 190 | 92 | 239 | 273 | 269 | 251 | 187 | 184 | 183 | 169 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 93 | 142 | 85 | 111 | 154 | 80 | 253 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 139 | 127 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 21 | 68 | 20 | 34 | 96 | 128 | 165 | 109 | 142 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 787 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 13 |
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