Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
ESE
2.4
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)95566666666666771010101313978
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48529012315014313311494806765272343431259474586632515966
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
25
SSW
55
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.47
3:12AM
1.57
3:39PM
1.46
4:11AM
1.57
4:38PM
1.46
5:08AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.15
8:54PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.15
9:52PM
0.13
10:31AM
0.15
10:49PM
0.12
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---7:57-------7:54-------7:53----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---12------------------2
Temp. °C191817161515151515161616161616151617191917121210
Feels °C (?)171312121112111212131414131313131514171912154
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