Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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 Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
300
243
225
163
156
111
108
70
58
59
102
173
166
103
91
119
126
141
240
432
612
579
634
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
45
N
40
N
25
N
20
NW
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.34m
9:10PM1.44m
9:32AM1.32m
9:53PM1.41m
10:15AM1.29m
10:36PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.28m
3:34AM0.28m
3:43PM0.30m
4:17AM0.30m
4:26PM0.32m
5:01AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
2
Temp °C
14
17
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
19
17
16
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
19
17
15
12
15
18
17
16
14
13
12
13
16
17
14
13
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
10
12
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
315
300
243
225
50
51
64
38
38
29
28
60
35
35
35
16
16
15
19
19
19
20
20
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
15
14
47
48
163
156
111
108
70
58
59
33
19
18
2
2
2
2
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
29
30
32
32
32
31
31
1
8
9
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
Energy kJ
11
23
79
1
11
5
6
43
58
102
173
166
103
91
119
126
141
240
432
612
579
634
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
21
39
0
0
0
13
13
13
39
38
38
38
38
39
39
80
39
119
91
133
133
38
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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