Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
17
1.1
ESE
17
1.2
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
0.9
SSW
23
1.4
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
57
99
113
225
277
492
700
779
1055
1230
1375
1433
1397
1344
1275
1241
1225
1087
1072
947
862
897
1999
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
High Tide
6:06PM1.74m
6:32AM1.58m
7:02PM1.74m
7:29AM1.58m
7:58PM1.72m
8:25AM1.56m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.01m
12:45PM-0.03m
1:26AM-0.00m
1:43PM-0.02m
2:22AM-0.00m
2:39PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
15
18
15
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
9
10
16
13
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
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