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Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raneika Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | |
20 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 67 | 131 | 170 | 162 | 150 | 145 | 98 | 86 | 74 | 540 | 693 | 940 | 869 | 653 | 1359 | 1597 | 1780 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.68m | 11:00AM1.51m | 11:27PM1.62m | 11:58AM1.46m | 00:23AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:56AM0.04m | 5:13PM0.08m | 5:52AM0.07m | 6:09PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
 kJ | 14 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 131 | 170 | 162 | 150 | 145 | 98 | 86 | 70 | 540 | 693 | 940 | 869 | 653 | 1359 | 1597 | 1780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 67 | 55 | 52 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 66 | 57 | 149 | 133 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 163 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 31 | 74 | 72 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 145 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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