
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 98 | 119 | 195 | 184 | 178 | 176 | 59 | 119 | 166 | 280 | 568 | 1175 | 1619 | 2775 | 3208 | 2814 | 2155 | 1706 | 1245 | 1189 | 1901 | 652 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.50m | 5:27PM1.60m | 5:54AM1.51m | 6:19PM1.59m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.08m | 11:47PM0.07m | 12:07PM0.08m | 00:39AM0.07m | 1:01PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 10 |
37 | 27 | 88 | 104 | 85 | 61 | 33 | 21 | 119 | 166 | 280 | 568 | 1175 | 1619 | 2775 | 3208 | 2814 | 2155 | 1706 | 1245 | 7 | 1021 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 13 |
74 | 36 | 27 | 195 | 184 | 178 | 176 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 285 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ESE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 12 |
11 | 73 | 119 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
40 | 98 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 59 | 31 | 51 | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1189 | 1901 | 652 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 198 | 99 | 8 |
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