Surf Forecasts:
Raneika Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with 6,085 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raneika Beach in the next 16 days are 5.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 9AM. 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 (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raneika Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at what Raneika Beach has cookin’. Sunday the 5th is just a so-so start – 1.7m swell, choppy cross-shore breeze, and kinda marginal. Monday the 6th is much the same, with a light onshore wind keeping it crinkly. Water temp is 56°F, so normal enough for the season.
Then Tuesday the 7th morning, it cleans right up – offshore west-southwest breeze with 1.9m east swell (468 energy), and the reef will start showin’ some decent shape. Not huge, but rideable and clean. Could be a few heads out there.
Now Wednesday the 8th morning – that’s the prize. You get 2.4m of clean east groundswell, period at 11 seconds, and a cross-off breeze. That’s 1423 units of energy – proper juice. This one is for the experienced surfers, cause at that size it’s a handful but oh-so sweet if you know what you’re doin’. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th get rowdy – Friday sees 5.5m storm swell with 50 km/h winds, making it all but unsurfable. That’s kitesurf territory, not paddlin’.
Saturday and Sunday stay big and blown, with strong south winds and swells over 4m. Not a paddle surfer’s friend.
Things settle early the next week. Monday the 13th sees 2–2.4m dropping, but Tuesday the 14th morning is the better call: 1.7m from the southeast, offshore west-northwest wind, clean lines, and a good energy level. That’s a real fun-session size. Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th mornings offer small, knee-to-waist high clean waves – perfect for a log or a fish.
From Friday the 17th until the 20th, it’s flat and onshore junk with nearshore chop. A solid three-day dead zone, not worth paddlin’ out.
The real shout is Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th at Raneika Beach – that’s where the quality and the fun meet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 300 | 388 | 506 | 645 | 627 | 696 | 1397 | 1302 | 1178 | 730 | 620 | 1183 | 5306 | 6085 | 4322 | 3092 | 3613 | 2368 | 1745 | 1477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.42m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.26m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 |
 | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 300 | 283 | 506 | 419 | 627 | 696 | 1397 | 1302 | 1178 | 730 | 443 | 520 | 36 | — | — | 1198 | 43 | 127 | 168 | 1477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 240 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 63 | 72 | 31 | 26 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 20 | 67 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | S 21 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 58 | 34 | 25 | 69 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 306 | — | 388 | — | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 620 | 1183 | 5306 | 6085 | 4322 | 3092 | 3613 | 2368 | 1745 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 172 | 236 | 234 | 239 | 177 | 26 | 19 | 8 |
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