Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is

12.6° C

Raneika Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	123	119	77	73	46	28	28	27	33	33	72	69	64	63	64	64	37	57	99	113	225	277	480	619
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				4:35AM1.55m				5:08PM1.71m				5:34AM1.58m					6:06PM1.74m				6:32AM1.58m
Low Tide		10:28PM0.08m				10:48AM0.02m				11:29PM0.04m				11:47AM-0.01m					00:28AM0.01m				12:45PM-0.03m


	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	13	13	15	17	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	16	16	14	13	13	12	13	15	17	15
Feels °C	6	5	8	7	8	11	13	11	10	9	9	8	8	12	14	13	11	10	9	8	9	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	123	119	45	45	46	13	18	27	31	18	72	69	64	63	64	64	37	57	99	113	225	277	480	619
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSW 19	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	NNW 4
kJ	64	43	77	73	26	27	17	19	33	33	9	6	5	2	2	36	35	33	19	18	12	30	29	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	—	—	E 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	SSW 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 20	NE 4	S 19	S 19	SW 15	SW 18	S 14	NE 10	NE 10	SW 17
kJ	3	—	—	5	19	19	11	8	33	30	6	2	1	9	8	1	29	7	9	12	4	4	4	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	NNE 4	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 4	WSW 3
kJ	18	29	28	29	31	28	28	4	4	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	1	4	4	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	21	39	38	38	17	80	80	13	0	0	0	0	8	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth			Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	1	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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