Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5634 | 4443 | 3801 | 3355 | 3804 | 3347 | 2926 | 1655 | 1493 | 1034 | 892 | 679 | 578 | 421 | 745 | 638 | 1021 | 1344 | 1358 | 1891 | 1556 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.41m | 10:38PM1.45m | 11:07AM1.44m | 11:29PM1.45m | 11:59AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.22m | 4:59AM0.18m | 5:23PM0.21m | 5:48AM0.17m | 6:17PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 2820 | 2440 | 2092 | 1655 | 1493 | 746 | 892 | 679 | 578 | 327 | 745 | 638 | 560 | 1344 | 1358 | 1891 | 1556 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 466 | 375 | 302 | 249 | 421 | 167 | 600 | 1021 | 520 | 327 | 132 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 249 | 230 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 146 | 146 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5634 | 4443 | 3801 | 3355 | 3804 | 3347 | 2926 | — | 1396 | 1034 | 798 | 586 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 21 | 0 |
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