Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 1473 | 929 | 537 | 620 | 2229 | 2806 | 4569 | 5887 | 6833 | 7307 | 5669 | 4489 | 3052 | 2469 | 3151 | 2643 |
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 |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.49m | 10:07PM1.49m | 10:34AM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.10m | 4:00PM0.15m | 4:26AM0.15m | 4:50PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 18 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 131 | 971 | 929 | 537 | 304 | 303 | 6 | 70 | 10 | 24 | — | 21 | 46 | 586 | 626 | 640 | 2643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 100 | 68 | 68 | 47 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 61 | 123 | 421 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 115 | 77 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 1126 | 1473 | 532 | 313 | 620 | 2229 | 2806 | 4569 | 5887 | 6833 | 7307 | 5669 | 4489 | 3052 | 2469 | 3151 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 202 | 254 | 257 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 177 | 26 | 23 | 155 | 8 | 8 |
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