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Ranganunu Harbour ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Ranganunu Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Northland)

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Name: Ranganunu Harbour
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: S

Ranganunu Harbour in Northland is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the south. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Ranganunu Harbour Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ranganunu Harbour:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Raupo Bay 3 mi
Second closest break Puwheke Beach 5 mi
Third closest break Houhora Harbour Bar 6 mi
Fourth closest break Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay 7 mi
Fifth closest break Karikari Beach 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Ranganunu Harbour:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4053 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4092 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4324 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4385 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4563 mi

Tide stations nearest to Ranganunu Harbour:

Closest tide station Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand 4 mi
Second closest tide station Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand(2) 4 mi
Third closest tide station Houhora River Entrance, New Zealand 6 mi
Fourth closest tide station Houhora River Entrance, New Zealand(2) 6 mi
Fifth closest tide station Houhora Harbour (Pukenui Wharf), New Zealand 7 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Ranganunu Harbour:

Closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 309 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 326 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 331 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 332 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 484 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Ranganunu Harbour:

Closest city location Houhora (New Zealand) 11 mi
Second closest city location Taipa (New Zealand) 15 mi
Third closest city location Ahipara (New Zealand) 20 mi
Fourth closest city location Kerikeri (New Zealand) 47 mi
Fifth closest city location Waimate North (New Zealand) 47 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Ranganunu Harbour is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Ranganunu Harbour is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 142 km (88 miles) away.
Ranganunu Harbour break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Ranganunu Harbour, New-Zealand - Northland. Use the tab navigation above to view Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature, Ranganunu Harbour photographs, Ranganunu Harbour detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Ranganunu Harbour webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Northland live weather stations and Ranganunu Harbour tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Ranganunu Harbour.