Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raneika Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raneika Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.4
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111099910131312111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28728518018013713212188866161563912513118624637813271174718407250188
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:40-------5:39---
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C131314181917161615151617171515151413151718161615
Feels °C (?)10891317131112111210109789910121515111311
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