Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1051
1609
1466
1409
1409
2503
3564
4185
4059
3637
2833
2294
1927
1411
1162
943
902
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM1.62m
10:14AM1.49m
10:37PM1.54m
11:07AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.05m
4:28PM0.11m
4:59AM0.10m
5:20PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
7
6
6
6
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