Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99101010101010101010101010101011111099101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394442423370378369369369432432441463473562666523959118413931376219949671017112286
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
W
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
60
ENE
80
ENE
70
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
1.38
11:33AM
1.28
11:55PM
1.36
12:18PM
1.26
12:41AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
0.33
5:44PM
0.34
6:17AM
0.34
6:28PM
0.34
7:03AM
0.34
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1---131
Temp. °C191817151618171615141414161717171717181819192020
Feels °C (?)18171715161815151413131316171615151415141410710
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