Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2923 | 2809 | 2612 | 2294 | 2176 | 1232 | 1878 | 1568 | 821 | 602 | 1303 | 994 | 2877 | 1603 | 1256 | 1104 | 1001 | 1032 | 1047 | 1094 | 1014 | 1018 | 874 | 1033 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.36m | 11:10AM1.43m | 11:33PM1.32m | 11:55AM1.40m | 00:18AM1.29m | 12:41PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:32PM0.28m | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:17PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.33m | 7:03PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 50 | 155 | 198 | 954 | 5 | 38 | 375 | 307 | 794 | 758 | 859 | 1603 | 1256 | 1104 | 1001 | 1032 | 1047 | 1094 | 1014 | 1018 | 874 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 419 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 128 | 287 | 435 | 61 | 112 | 100 | 86 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | 168 | 126 | 54 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2923 | 2809 | 2612 | 2294 | 2176 | 1232 | 1878 | 1568 | 821 | 602 | 1303 | 994 | 2877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 257 | 257 | 239 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 253 | 97 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 91 | 21 | 0 |
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