Surf Forecasts:
Raneika Beach surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, SE swell with 5,980 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raneika Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Raneika Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. Another secondary swell of 2.0m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raneika Beach in the next 16 days are 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raneika Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s break down Raneika Beach for the next couple weeks.
Water temp is around 56°F – pretty much average for the season. Not much to say there.
The action kicks off Monday July 6th: morning is dead glassy, light WNW wind, and a clean 4ft ENE swell with a 9-second period – energy around 296, not huge but fun on this reef. The afternoon gets a little cross-on, so the morning is your window.
The real standout is Tuesday July 7th through Wednesday July 8th. Tuesday morning is glass again with 6ft east swell at 9 seconds, energy 680. Tuesday afternoon turns clear and glassy, swelling to 7ft east at 10 seconds, energy hits 1039 – that’s solid wave energy and perfect conditions. Wednesday morning is even better: offshore WSW wind, 8ft east swell at 10 seconds, energy 1291. Those three sessions are pure gold. Wave heights are pushing over 5ft, so beginners might find it a bit much, but for everyone else it’s prime reef surf. Crowds can show up sometimes, so get there early.
The rest of the week goes downhill. Thursday morning July 9th starts cross-off but the afternoon gets hammered by a 45 mph SSE gale and 10ft swell – that’s big and messy. Friday July 10th sees 15ft SSE swell with 45 mph cross/cross-off wind – energy 3913, strong wave energy, but only for experts with big balls. Saturday and Sunday are rideable but nothing special.
From Monday July 13th we hit a flat spell: swells under 3ft, poor winds, and zero scores for several days. Wednesday July 15th offers a tiny blip – 5ft NE swell but a short 7-second period – not worth the trip.
After that, late July is a write-off: gale-force cross-onshore winds, huge messy swell (12ft SSW on Monday July 20th with 60 mph gusts) – that’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.
So bottom line: pounce on Tuesday July 7th morning through Wednesday July 8th morning. That’s the best of the whole forecast. Glassy, clean, building east swell, moderate energy – don’t miss it. Everything else is a long stretch of meh.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 339 | 577 | 568 | 932 | 1453 | 1178 | 908 | 759 | 612 | 1604 | 5334 | 3814 | 1938 | 1569 | 945 | 881 | 574 | 481 | 423 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.30m | 10:17PM1.42m | 10:42AM1.32m | 11:02PM1.42m | 11:29AM1.36m | 11:50PM1.43m | 12:21PM1.41m | 00:42AM1.44m | 1:15PM1.47m | 1:38AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.54m | 2:37AM1.49m | 3:10PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.27m | 4:41AM0.24m | 4:53PM0.26m | 5:25AM0.22m | 5:42PM0.25m | 6:11AM0.20m | 6:34PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.17m | 7:30PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.16m | 8:51AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 283 | 339 | 577 | 568 | 932 | 1453 | 1178 | 908 | 759 | 592 | 961 | 36 | 99 | 1938 | 1569 | 945 | 881 | 574 | 481 | 423 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 166 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 50 | 148 | — | 160 | 79 | 9 | 71 | 87 | 123 | 201 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 38 | 2 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 64 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 20 | 17 | — | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 525 | — | — | — | — | 137 | 155 | 612 | 1604 | 5334 | 3814 | 866 | 294 | 424 | 227 | 134 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 189 | 202 | 233 | 233 | 23 | 8 | 202 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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