Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
2008
1708
1487
1442
1091
948
902
778
651
543
533
457
449
381
314
284
335
143
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM1.46m
12:55PM1.52m
1:20AM1.47m
1:53PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.19m
6:40AM0.15m
7:13PM0.17m
7:35AM0.13m
8:12PM0.15m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
11
12
11
11
9
8
10
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
8
8
7
8
6
4
5
8
10
11
10
8
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