Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
1
1
3
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SE
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)77121212121212121111111010101010999981114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213205139519143298404252272785200114191128900783682520440319251235194979099115
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
SW
25
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
1.63
11:08PM
1.54
11:37AM
1.61
12:05AM
1.50
12:35PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.04
5:02PM
0.07
5:24AM
0.08
5:59PM
0.10
6:20AM
0.11
6:57PM
0.14
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:11-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C12131112999876915171613131415171919181515
Feels °C (?)466602454251214128999121517171211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Raneika Beach (near gales from the SW at Te Mata Peak 14 km from Raneika Beach). 1.9m 6s windswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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54 km/h
SW
Cross-Off
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