Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
S
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4429
5182
4866
5182
6129
6422
5469
4223
3601
3221
3804
3347
2934
1625
1379
973
839
674
567
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:51PM1.45m
10:17AM1.41m
10:38PM1.45m
11:07AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.20m
4:32PM0.22m
4:59AM0.18m
5:23PM0.21m
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
-4
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
5
6
5
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