Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.6
S
15
2.1
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.5
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3291
2898
2509
2356
1895
1633
1302
1210
1051
1165
1332
1409
1409
1132
3253
4228
4394
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM1.68m
9:20AM1.53m
9:45PM1.62m
10:14AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.01m
3:34PM0.05m
4:09AM0.05m
4:28PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
10
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
7
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