Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1089 | 1012 | 1384 | 849 | 2906 | 2432 | 3727 | 2400 | 3217 | 3718 | 3693 | 3257 | 2615 | 1890 | 1379 | 4061 | 3590 | 2647 | 2032 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.48m | 8:19AM1.45m | 8:41PM1.49m | 9:07AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.17m | 2:35PM0.17m | 3:01AM0.15m | 3:24PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1089 | 1012 | 18 | 849 | 8 | 12 | 2196 | 2400 | 3217 | 3718 | 3693 | 3257 | 2615 | 1890 | 1379 | 4061 | 3590 | 2647 | 2032 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 749 | 1344 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | — | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 1384 | 481 | 2906 | 2432 | 3727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 528 | 129 | 66 | 129 | 80 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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