Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010101011111111101010121211111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2888259225412549240913321976170114731344102080068715801332923771687527491383280237237
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.57
7:21PM
1.47
7:46AM
1.55
8:11PM
1.47
8:34AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.11
1:16PM
0.12
1:34AM
0.12
2:06PM
0.12
2:25AM
0.13
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-7:51-------7:50-------7:47------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121212121616151513121213151616171614131517
Feels °C (?)44445661110111312111112131413151613111515
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