Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
16.5° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
SSE
5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010111111111110101010101011999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4791137168224132836342650346514561254394986423734343052258711799769631119921766439304295
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SSE
55
S
55
SSW
55
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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)
8:27AM
1.60
8:56PM
1.71
9:23AM
1.58
9:51PM
1.70
10:20AM
1.55
10:48PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.01
2:43PM
0.01
3:19AM
0.01
3:38PM
0.02
4:16AM
0.03
4:34PM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
532523948211-21-1131----
Temp. °C1313141313141212111212131211111091091213131111
Feels °C (?)11910567110323333445467877
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