Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.7° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.9
S
3
S
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
Period(s) (?)99910888788888810101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5713932062303462641109688889110012812223574018374121504249995455799471825754
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
SW
20
SSE
10
E
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSE
45
S
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.58
7:07PM
1.66
7:33AM
1.60
8:01PM
1.70
8:27AM
1.60
8:56PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.03
1:27AM
0.03
1:48PM
0.01
2:23AM
0.01
2:43PM
0.01
3:19AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:34-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1---34---2944412103134
Temp. °C161718181716141515151615141312131312121314151412
Feels °C (?)1415171614141312141214121097955478861
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