Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)20ft (6.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)18ft (5.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
4
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
6
SSE
11
6
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
825
771
2729
4959
7734
7742
7015
6667
6453
5951
5363
4393
3135
1727
2007
1695
1040
1224
832
1055
1020
951
869
603
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
SSE
55
S
60
SSE
60
S
55
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:50PM1.43m
12:21PM1.41m
00:42AM1.44m
1:15PM1.47m
1:38AM1.47m
2:12PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.20m
6:34PM0.23m
7:01AM0.17m
7:30PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
5
4
6
5
8
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
5
2
1
-1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
6
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