
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 2AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ranganunu Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
114 | 74 | 57 | 66 | 100 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 79 | 76 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.94m | 12:58PM1.98m | 1:05AM1.86m | 1:37PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.51m | 6:06AM0.45m | 6:35PM0.58m | 6:46AM0.53m | 7:21PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
114 | 74 | 57 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 14 | NE 13 | S 4 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 7 | E 6 | — |
19 | 33 | 42 | 66 | 100 | 74 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | 79 | 76 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 44 | 125 | 143 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 430 | 176 | 176 | 55 | 75 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
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