Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1231 | 1596 | 2093 | 2051 | 1526 | 1178 | 999 | 794 | 653 | 529 | 430 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 271 | 209 | 157 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.41m | 5:16AM1.31m | 5:41PM1.43m | 6:02AM1.34m | 6:25PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.28m | 11:14PM0.29m | 11:25AM0.25m | 00:00AM0.26m | 12:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1231 | 1596 | 2093 | 2051 | 1526 | 1178 | 999 | 794 | 653 | 529 | 430 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 271 | 209 | 157 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | 9 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 92 | 96 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 77 | 54 | — | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 92 | 91 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 61 | 21 | 0 |
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