Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
110
79
124
178
161
83
56
60
83
188
244
354
407
348
370
287
237
188
151
131
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:24PM1.57m
2:53AM1.44m
3:22PM1.55m
3:52AM1.44m
4:19PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.13m
8:46PM0.13m
9:05AM0.14m
9:43PM0.13m
10:02AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:35
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7:21
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Temp °C
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
11
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
8
11
9
8
6
10
12
13
14
13
10
8
7
7
8
7
10
12
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