Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
14
14
12
13
14
14
20
24
33
32
29
49
46
67
133
176
173
157
147
140
93
113
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM1.59m
9:34PM1.73m
10:03AM1.55m
10:31PM1.68m
11:00AM1.51m
11:27PM1.62m
Low Tide
3:20PM-0.01m
3:59AM0.00m
4:16PM0.03m
4:56AM0.04m
5:13PM0.08m
5:52AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
9
13
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
6
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
11
8
9
6
12
13
14
14
7
24
23
32
29
49
46
43
133
176
173
157
147
140
84
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
13
16
14
9
9
11
8
8
20
18
33
17
17
27
8
67
55
52
68
65
96
90
93
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
7
14
7
14
12
8
10
9
7
6
5
5
11
10
25
11
26
6
3
3
5
37
58
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
178
172
243
80
172
94
100
94
94
80
145
21
13
0
0
0
0
0
19
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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