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Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)66613137777889999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)801226996938656128212323411493562586599665664661600603528521423425
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
ESE
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.29
5:15AM
1.39
5:34PM
1.30
6:02AM
1.41
6:20PM
1.31
6:47AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.36
10:57PM
0.31
11:32AM
0.34
11:44PM
0.30
12:20PM
0.32
12:30AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:38----
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Rain (mm)
-----1--------------1-11
Temp. °C202118171616151515161615151414141516161516161516
Feels °C (?)1821131313131312111110810101091010101011111211
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