Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 779 | 1055 | 1230 | 1230 | 1433 | 1397 | 1344 | 1275 | 1241 | 1225 | 1208 | 1072 | 1042 | 908 | 1575 | 3247 | 3291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.74m | 7:29AM1.58m | 7:58PM1.72m | 8:25AM1.56m | 8:52PM1.68m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM-0.00m | 1:43PM-0.02m | 2:22AM-0.00m | 2:39PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 779 | 1055 | 1230 | 1230 | 1433 | 1397 | 1344 | 1275 | 1241 | 1225 | 1208 | 1072 | 1042 | 908 | 814 | 3247 | 3291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 12 | 33 | 102 | 262 | 320 | 327 | 219 | 602 | 398 | 333 | 271 | 266 | 1575 | 791 | 690 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 25 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 24 | 22 | 45 | 107 | 196 | 246 | — | — | — | 37 | 207 | 198 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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