Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
S
4
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)8888899810101011111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14711398888815414713120175414153706654670847772715559345211417436683099260523921739
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.60
8:01PM
1.70
8:27AM
1.60
8:56PM
1.71
9:23AM
1.58
9:51PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.03
1:48PM
0.01
2:23AM
0.01
2:43PM
0.01
3:19AM
0.01
3:38PM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:34-------5:32---
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--18---1105646593-111111-
Temp. °C16141513151414141314141413131212121212121011109
Feels °C (?)1413121113121210810107231233332333
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