Raneika Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
16.6° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
2.2
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)78888889981010101111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19416414711398889918017614712849999617272493260457187054750272615813477841424263
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
SW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
W
20
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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)
7:07PM
1.66
7:33AM
1.60
8:01PM
1.70
8:27AM
1.60
8:56PM
1.71
9:23AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.03
1:48PM
0.01
2:23AM
0.01
2:43PM
0.01
3:19AM
0.01
3:38PM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----110-1171243135255221--
Temp. °C171716141515151515141314131413131413121211131212
Feels °C (?)141514131112131312119118103373222323
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