Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
758
591
483
371
223
164
65
99
153
118
115
110
110
141
164
160
272
388
295
480
377
244
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
2:39AM1.25m
3:02PM1.35m
3:28AM1.27m
3:50PM1.37m
4:18AM1.32m
4:39PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.33m
9:22PM0.30m
9:36AM0.31m
10:09PM0.27m
10:26AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
12
12
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
10
10
12
13
12
14
13
12
10
10
14
13
11
12
11
12
11
12
14
17
16
17
17
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