Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

Raneika Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
170
120
101
84
74
57
50
48
55
112
162
156
195
184
180
121
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
SE
10
E
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM1.48m
4:32PM1.60m
5:00AM1.50m
5:27PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.11m
10:15AM0.09m
10:53PM0.09m
11:12AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
11
13
13
13
10
9
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
6
6
4
8
11
10
10
5
2
4
4
4
8
9
9
8
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