
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 11AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2341 | 1977 | 1449 | 2253 | 1228 | 424 | 1188 | 1522 | 1480 | 1236 | 1031 | 948 | 833 | 805 | 699 | 573 | 459 | 442 | 340 | 284 | 226 | 207 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.52m | 7:59PM1.53m | 8:25AM1.51m | 8:48PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.07m | 1:01PM0.09m | 1:29AM0.08m | 1:53PM0.11m | 2:18AM0.11m | 2:43PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
2341 | 1977 | 1449 | 1197 | 6 | 424 | 1188 | 1522 | 1480 | 1236 | 1031 | 948 | 833 | 805 | 699 | 573 | 459 | 442 | 340 | 284 | 226 | 207 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 5 |
39 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | — | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 15 |
— | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | 2253 | 1228 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 198 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 61 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 92 | 21 | 0 |
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