Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
E
6
1.2
E
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
355
280
254
232
79
176
85
70
102
137
201
122
112
165
142
123
108
79
131
107
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:19PM1.54m
4:48AM1.45m
5:13PM1.52m
5:42AM1.47m
6:06PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.14m
10:39PM0.13m
10:59AM0.15m
11:32PM0.12m
11:54AM0.15m
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cloud
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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7:22
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7:22
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7:23
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1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
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