Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
459 | 737 | 1322 | 1274 | 1079 | 663 | 663 | 521 | 488 | 403 | 333 | 322 | 250 | 242 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 96 | 71 | 58 | 32 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.39m | 00:32AM1.33m | 12:59PM1.37m | 1:20AM1.30m | 1:46PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.30m | 6:44AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.33m | 7:30AM0.32m | 8:02PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | N 4 | ESE 13 |
284 | 737 | 1322 | 1274 | 1079 | 663 | 663 | 521 | 488 | 403 | 333 | 322 | 250 | 242 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 96 | 71 | 20 | 6 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
459 | 347 | 125 | 118 | 92 | 257 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 56 | 34 | 58 | 50 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | — | N 14 | — | S 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
88 | 68 | — | — | — | 86 | 85 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 58 | 32 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | E 8 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 19 | 6 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 80 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
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