Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
17.7° 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 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)10888888888888888889999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)678438450520636763843806723731619820840864817500597445453442563522615508
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.37
9:42PM
1.43
10:04AM
1.34
10:26PM
1.41
10:48AM
1.31
11:10PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.24
3:33PM
0.27
4:03AM
0.27
4:17PM
0.30
4:48AM
0.30
5:00PM
0.32
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---1----1------------
Temp. °C161617171717171717171818202020191817171922221918
Feels °C (?)131213121111121313131415171817171616171820191817
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