Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)811101010109998888713121110998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119338308260204125926459361923551097139935843842411851355510196
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
1.48
10:06AM
1.54
10:33PM
1.52
10:57AM
1.53
11:25PM
1.54
11:49AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.12
4:27PM
0.10
4:50AM
0.12
5:16PM
0.10
5:44AM
0.12
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:05-------8:04-------8:02------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818151414162124221715141315161616161614141722
Feels °C (?)141417131212131821171212121013131314141412121520
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