Renaca Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 71.56° W

Renaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Renaca sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Renaca at 3PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
145
142
312
399
480
629
594
627
778
768
632
530
522
437
431
357
250
232
284
321
287
325
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
9:51AM1.60m
10:26PM1.04m
10:36AM1.60m
11:08PM1.11m
11:18AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.11m
4:33PM-0.05m
4:04AM0.06m
5:12PM-0.06m
4:52AM0.04m
5:48PM-0.04m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
5
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
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