
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1703 | 2788 | 3077 | 5873 | 3561 | 2626 | 1610 | 1134 | 813 | 522 | 432 | 273 | 271 | 319 | 192 | 137 | 28 | 515 | 388 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:42AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.35m | 1:29AM1.26m | 1:55PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.34m | 6:52AM0.34m | 7:25PM0.35m | 7:38AM0.34m | 8:13PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 |
44 | 29 | 30 | 4002 | 3561 | 2626 | 1610 | 1134 | 813 | 522 | 432 | 273 | 271 | 319 | 192 | 137 | 17 | 17 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 |
24 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 101 | 4 | 18 | 65 | 61 | 23 | 30 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
50 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 2 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
1703 | 2788 | 3077 | 5873 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 515 | 388 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38 | 8 |
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