Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 203 | 157 | 145 | 140 | 166 | 166 | 212 | 316 | 555 | 629 | 755 | 773 | 579 | 632 | 530 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.55m | 6:42PM1.68m | 7:08AM1.55m | 7:35PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.04m | 12:26PM0.01m | 1:04AM0.03m | 1:22PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 773 | 579 | 632 | 530 | 671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 82 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 32 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 164 | 203 | 157 | 145 | 140 | 166 | 166 | 212 | 316 | 555 | 629 | 755 | — | 96 | — | 135 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 92 | 91 | 38 | 38 | 133 | 26 | 19 | 8 |
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