Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212131313121212121212161615141313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9489648609329619178747757627356466387621764158912791006760623488344280220160
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.43
6:32AM
1.48
6:58PM
1.44
7:19AM
1.46
7:45PM
1.45
8:06AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.19
12:50PM
0.17
1:11AM
0.19
1:36PM
0.17
2:00AM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:05-------7:04-------7:01------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121111111313141514121212151616161615151618
Feels °C (?)101011109991110111212101110131313151414141516
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