Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)777141478891010111111111010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310343342411503561104414832092347044203927298723101816151512311000802711673580436375
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
15
NNW
5
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
1.48
8:35PM
1.35
8:59AM
1.49
9:20PM
1.36
9:43AM
1.49
10:06PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.23
2:38PM
0.24
2:46AM
0.21
3:22PM
0.21
3:31AM
0.20
4:06PM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:36--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1113696919112-------------
Temp. °C171717171716171718192022252221191818202224231917
Feels °C (?)1312121212910911142024242020181717192024211513
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Raneika Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Raneika Beach at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest