Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am 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)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
5
SSE
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101111111111101010101011111091010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1682181818501936271555526369772768235464375429562723232522391298996825679513507423373300
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSE
55
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
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-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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)
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)
2:43PM
0.01
3:19AM
0.01
3:38PM
0.02
4:16AM
0.03
4:34PM
0.05
5:13AM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1222452531-11-1111122---
Temp. °C141414141413121112121311111010101011121111111210
Feels °C (?)119111063212243335556867786
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