Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
2
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1240
3758
2623
2507
2340
2376
1952
1712
1311
1565
1040
757
969
472
373
508
1298
1591
1396
1334
1126
1021
865
826
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.34m
2:32AM1.43m
3:04PM1.42m
3:26AM1.48m
3:58PM1.51m
4:22AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.23m
8:19PM0.25m
8:51AM0.18m
9:14PM0.20m
9:43AM0.13m
10:12PM0.14m
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cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
8
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
2.4
S
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
Energy kJ
1240
2248
44
45
2340
2376
1952
1712
1311
1113
28
28
590
472
373
365
304
1591
1396
1334
1126
1021
865
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
19
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
64
64
22
91
45
45
184
43
28
28
7
7
28
28
28
28
390
31
32
50
51
55
59
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
24
0.2
S
24
0.1
SE
15
0.3
S
22
0.1
SE
14
0.5
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
10
44
43
9
82
8
44
8
66
7
6
6
30
59
29
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
2
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
98
3758
2623
2507
1565
1040
757
969
508
1298
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
8
19
177
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
233
19
8
8
8
0
8
0
8
8
8
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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