Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1
S
11
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4011
3637
2833
2294
1743
1411
1162
943
794
673
538
423
409
195
147
257
266
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:37PM1.54m
11:07AM1.46m
11:29PM1.47m
11:59AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.10m
5:20PM0.17m
5:48AM0.16m
6:11PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
8
9
8
8
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