Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 23s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 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) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1241 | 1241 | 1087 | 1072 | 1042 | 908 | 1575 | 3247 | 3291 | 2898 | 2509 | 2356 | 1895 | 1633 | 1470 | 1064 | 1051 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.72m | 8:25AM1.56m | 8:52PM1.68m | 9:20AM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM-0.00m | 2:39PM0.01m | 3:16AM0.01m | 3:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1241 | 1241 | 1087 | 1072 | 1042 | 908 | 814 | 3247 | 3291 | 2898 | 2509 | 2356 | 1895 | 1633 | 1470 | 1064 | 1051 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 220 | 602 | 404 | 276 | 271 | 205 | 1575 | 791 | 690 | 680 | 536 | 536 | 458 | 451 | 341 | 320 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 25 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 246 | — | — | — | 30 | 207 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 174 | 8 | 8 |
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