Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SE
3
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101011111111111010101111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214527662863329735843499300425922452245822731220148420531528152710718171134116713271256973814
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
E
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.57
6:29PM
1.46
6:56AM
1.57
7:21PM
1.47
7:46AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.12
12:24PM
0.13
12:41AM
0.11
1:16PM
0.12
1:34AM
0.12
2:06PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:54-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset-------7:51-------7:50-------7:47
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
221111------------------
Temp. °C111111101114151412121212131516151513131213151616
Feels °C (?)22112565455681011111311121112131313
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