
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 10 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 46 | 85 | 94 | 132 | 171 | 157 | 198 | 264 | 251 | 287 | 272 | 330 | 342 | 280 | 475 | 300 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.35m | 1:37PM1.37m | 1:56AM1.32m | 2:25PM1.37m | 2:44AM1.30m | 3:11PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.27m | 7:50PM0.32m | 8:07AM0.30m | 8:38PM0.34m | 8:53AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 10 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 |
14 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 85 | 94 | 65 | 171 | 157 | 198 | 151 | 146 | 144 | 272 | 330 | 342 | 276 | 475 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 |
18 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 94 | 132 | 33 | 11 | 181 | 264 | 251 | 287 | 144 | 47 | 172 | 280 | 55 | 277 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 76 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
4 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 46 | 72 | 10 | — | 1 | 13 | 87 | 110 | 106 | 115 | 128 | 210 | 276 | 279 | 327 | 300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 13 | 91 | 172 | 91 | 133 | 82 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 202 | 8 | 8 |
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