Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1091091010999999666666667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19215416111311781785648333318810212511011410385434471677158
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
1.48
2:13AM
1.56
2:40PM
1.47
3:12AM
1.57
3:39PM
1.46
4:11AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.14
7:56PM
0.12
8:33AM
0.15
8:54PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.15
9:52PM
0.13
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---7:58-------7:57-------7:54----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2-----------
Temp. °C172121191919181718181717161615151515161616161514
Feels °C (?)161919191819191717151213121312111212131313141312
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