Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 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 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.5
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
ESE
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
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2767
1201
1090
656
702
471
424
324
334
320
276
216
168
138
77
75
82
107
107
104
104
107
123
462
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
0
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51PM1.70m
10:20AM1.55m
10:48PM1.67m
11:17AM1.51m
11:46PM1.62m
12:15PM1.47m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.03m
4:34PM0.05m
5:13AM0.06m
5:31PM0.08m
6:10AM0.09m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:31
5:30
5:29
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
9
10
11
11
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
15
15
3
5
4
5
7
7
9
7
8
8
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
15
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
2.3
SE
11
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
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
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
14
Energy kJ
76
1201
839
656
521
390
328
324
277
320
276
216
168
138
76
75
82
107
107
104
104
107
123
462
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
2.1
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
ESE
9
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
0.7
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
96
916
650
554
471
424
313
334
190
160
125
120
102
77
66
65
54
35
22
50
50
51
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
18
18
24
21
26
30
6
11
7
7
7
7
66
52
46
38
87
55
20
11
45
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2767
1179
1090
702
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
8
8
8
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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