
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 94 | 132 | 171 | 157 | 198 | 264 | 308 | 405 | 447 | 516 | 527 | 534 | 422 | 374 | 530 | 653 | 633 | 963 | 1040 | 987 | 1605 | 1520 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.32m | 2:25PM1.37m | 2:44AM1.30m | 3:11PM1.37m | 3:31AM1.29m | 3:58PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.30m | 8:38PM0.34m | 8:53AM0.32m | 9:26PM0.35m | 9:39AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
46 | 69 | 61 | 171 | 157 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 287 | 272 | 330 | 257 | 534 | 277 | 255 | 318 | 653 | 633 | 688 | 800 | 865 | 755 | 892 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
59 | 94 | 132 | 43 | 76 | 181 | 264 | 255 | 146 | 112 | 114 | 219 | 55 | 222 | 225 | 530 | 40 | 15 | — | 18 | 18 | 64 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
15 | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | 78 | 193 | 308 | 405 | 447 | 516 | 527 | 466 | 422 | 374 | 502 | 346 | 516 | 963 | 1040 | 987 | 1605 | 1520 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 215 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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