
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4429 | 5182 | 4866 | 5182 | 6129 | 6422 | 5469 | 4223 | 3601 | 3221 | 3804 | 3347 | 2934 | 1625 | 1379 | 973 | 839 | 674 | 567 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.45m | 10:17AM1.41m | 10:38PM1.45m | 11:07AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.20m | 4:32PM0.22m | 4:59AM0.18m | 5:23PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2820 | 2440 | 2092 | 1625 | 1379 | 683 | 742 | 674 | 567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 18 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 517 | 382 | 281 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 249 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
4429 | 5182 | 4866 | 5182 | 6129 | 6422 | 5469 | 4223 | 3601 | 3221 | 3804 | 3347 | 2934 | 1425 | — | 973 | 839 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 23 | 239 | 254 | 254 | 177 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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