Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 1.4m 7s 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 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
4
S
4
S
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
Period(s) (?)997888888998101010101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20622521516412810110188107147144131137499884140619922379330235465652670273086425
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
N
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
1.66
7:33AM
1.60
8:01PM
1.70
8:27AM
1.60
8:56PM
1.71
9:23AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset5:37-------5:36-------5:34-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------311--112153-------121
Temp. °C181817161614151516151413131314151615131314131313
Feels °C (?)161614131512141213131312101011131413999444
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