Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
1.4
SSW
8
1.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
173
128
125
126
152
244
347
690
422
286
281
295
238
212
207
173
122
198
220
290
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
0
SSW
0
E
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:53PM1.60m
3:19AM1.50m
3:52PM1.64m
4:18AM1.52m
4:50PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.10m
9:11PM0.12m
9:31AM0.07m
10:12PM0.09m
10:30AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
15
13
11
11
11
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
12
13
11
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
9
11
9
8
6
6
7
7
6
7
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