Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 03 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
137
82
73
64
61
58
52
73
71
66
61
60
60
58
61
60
147
196
172
160
198
311
300
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM1.46m
7:21AM1.38m
7:43PM1.46m
8:05AM1.36m
8:27PM1.45m
8:49AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.25m
1:33PM0.25m
2:05AM0.25m
2:17PM0.26m
2:49AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
17
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Energy kJ
156
137
82
73
64
61
58
52
73
71
66
61
60
60
58
61
43
59
61
172
160
198
311
300
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
12
6
7
8
8
8
7
14
16
26
26
26
13
10
44
41
39
147
196
25
19
13
45
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
8
7
7
3
3
17
1
4
30
30
10
35
60
25
24
27
42
44
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
11
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
92
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
91
8
0
0
0
0
0
21
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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