Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
13.9° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999916814111188912121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444545474433312228282323471836242433335672968883
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
1.44
4:32AM
1.35
4:53PM
1.41
5:21AM
1.36
5:40PM
1.39
6:07AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.24
10:22PM
0.22
10:40AM
0.26
11:11PM
0.23
11:30AM
0.26
11:57PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset---7:32-------7:34-------7:35----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131716161513111215212220151210101218222119181717
Feels °C (?)1113131513128811161717129871013191516151213
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Raneika Beach (light winds from the ENE at Te Mata Peak 14 km from Raneika Beach). 0.5m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 55 min ago

13 km/h
ENE
Cross-On
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