Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° 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 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.3
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121211111166661099101010109101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4032802201601198697687255596688129105132129293358348365487487510
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
0
SE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.44
8:30PM
1.46
8:51AM
1.42
9:14PM
1.46
9:36AM
1.40
9:58PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.19
2:22PM
0.19
2:47AM
0.20
3:06PM
0.21
3:33AM
0.22
3:50PM
0.23
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:00------6:59-------6:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C141414171717171616151516161617171616161618171716
Feels °C (?)121312151415181414131316161514151515151514131314
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