Renaca Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 71.56° W

Renaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Renaca sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Renaca today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Renaca at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 164mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
!
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.5
WNW
8
0.4
SW
17
2.5
WNW
10
4
NW
10
2.3
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
W
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
3
NW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
NW
9
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
241
353
321
77
1196
3096
1219
749
487
551
331
410
392
342
347
253
245
1228
584
511
231
257
402
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
45
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNW
25
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
N
50
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:39AM1.63m
00:17AM1.03m
12:25PM1.55m
1:04AM1.05m
1:10PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.07m
6:23PM-0.05m
5:53AM0.10m
7:05PM-0.01m
6:45AM0.16m
7:47PM0.05m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
3
8
12
12
12
15
22
12
2
4
10
21
6
9
10
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
7
7
6
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
10
10
11
12
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