
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1208 | 1090 | 1000 | 914 | 867 | 730 | 669 | 669 | 669 | 2632 | 4222 | 5718 | 6839 | 7070 | 6241 | 5931 | 5059 | 4232 | 2627 | 2174 | 1508 | 1147 | 1363 | 961 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.36m | 11:50PM1.43m | 12:21PM1.41m | 00:42AM1.44m | 1:15PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.22m | 5:42PM0.25m | 6:11AM0.20m | 6:34PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.17m | 7:30PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
1208 | 1090 | 1000 | 914 | 867 | 730 | 669 | 501 | 669 | 30 | 707 | 510 | 18 | 45 | 288 | 37 | 72 | 126 | 2627 | 2174 | 1508 | 1147 | 1363 | 961 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
57 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 67 | 86 | 31 | 669 | 31 | 9 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 93 | 184 | 85 | 82 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
42 | 41 | 76 | 70 | 154 | 37 | 15 | 25 | 82 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 175 | 135 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | 38 | — | 269 | — | 635 | 2632 | 4222 | 5718 | 6839 | 7070 | 6241 | 5931 | 5059 | 4232 | 766 | 497 | 522 | 408 | 276 | 217 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 97 | 98 | 178 | 187 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 239 | 239 | 177 | 174 | 177 | 177 | 26 | 8 | 8 |
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