Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.4°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1131
1176
984
931
974
890
790
680
580
522
439
365
307
307
254
237
237
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:05AM1.46m
2:37PM1.58m
3:05AM1.47m
3:36PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.14m
8:18AM0.11m
8:57PM0.13m
9:16AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
4
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
0
-1
1
2
3
5
6
6
6
4
4
3
6
7
7
7
10
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