Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
17.8° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.3
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)11116666109910101010101010101010101010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11986101827556596688159210242299343307307356460478562616603603456
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
0
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.46
8:51AM
1.42
9:14PM
1.46
9:36AM
1.40
9:58PM
1.45
10:20AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.19
2:47AM
0.20
3:06PM
0.21
3:33AM
0.22
3:50PM
0.23
4:19AM
0.24
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-
Sunset-7:00------6:59-------6:57-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C161717161615151616171717171616171717171615151517
Feels °C (?)131518141413131615161416161515151313141313131313
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