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Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raneika Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raneika Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)78887777777788891011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36528328328331134834035138851259067584810341644270049547658366328592469201716031324
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
25
NNE
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.46
7:50PM
1.33
8:15AM
1.48
8:35PM
1.35
8:59AM
1.49
9:20PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.27
2:01AM
0.23
2:38PM
0.24
2:46AM
0.21
3:22PM
0.21
3:31AM
0.20
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:37----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------21127101188207-------
Temp. °C171717171717161717171717171718181922232421191918
Feels °C (?)121212121212111212121211111011121823252321192018
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