Raneika Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.67° S 177.08° E

Raneika Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
2
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
166
280
575
803
1200
3436
3119
2499
2125
1509
1121
1318
2022
1109
1327
1302
1058
828
792
702
607
476
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
S
30
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:54AM1.51m
6:19PM1.59m
6:46AM1.52m
7:10PM1.56m
7:37AM1.52m
7:59PM1.53m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.08m
00:39AM0.07m
1:01PM0.09m
1:29AM0.08m
1:53PM0.11m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
15
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
5
6
8
9
9
7
9
8
9
9
9
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