Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.3°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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
46
29
27
15
38
80
62
39
39
152
142
123
80
50
64
59
111
115
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.48m
11:42AM1.55m
00:08AM1.47m
12:39PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.14m
6:03PM0.16m
6:23AM0.13m
7:00PM0.15m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
13
12
10
11
12
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
13
12
6
7
6
7
8
12
12
10
9
8
6
7
8
12
13
12
9
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