Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | N 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 403 | 333 | 316 | 250 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 97 | 86 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 374 | 291 | 886 | 1541 | 1633 | 1325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.33m | 12:59PM1.37m | 1:20AM1.30m | 1:46PM1.36m | 2:07AM1.28m | 2:34PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.33m | 7:30AM0.32m | 8:02PM0.35m | 8:16AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 403 | 333 | 316 | 250 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 96 | 71 | 21 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 69 | 168 | 291 | 886 | 1541 | 1633 | 1325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 50 | 32 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 18 | 51 | 97 | 86 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 374 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 21 | 42 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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