Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
471
424
384
320
320
276
221
168
138
77
75
66
84
109
84
105
115
126
216
626
672
663
572
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:20AM1.55m
10:48PM1.67m
11:17AM1.51m
11:46PM1.62m
12:15PM1.47m
00:43AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.05m
5:13AM0.06m
5:31PM0.08m
6:10AM0.09m
6:27PM0.12m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
521
390
328
384
277
320
276
221
168
138
76
75
66
84
109
82
105
115
126
216
626
672
663
572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
554
471
424
302
320
190
161
125
120
102
77
49
61
49
38
84
50
50
52
156
6
15
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
24
21
26
6
36
11
7
7
7
7
49
38
58
38
87
22
22
11
75
5
4
3
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
8
8
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
61
21
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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