Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is

16.6°C

Ranganunu Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

Table - waves today at Ranganunu Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	305	321	329	299	275	247	247	216	196	173	173	173	153	153	135	117	135	88	88	70	62	56	62	74	120	154
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:31AM1.93m				5:07PM2.04m				5:36AM1.92m				6:04PM2.04m				6:37AM1.95m				6:58PM2.04m
Low Tide				10:11AM0.44m				10:52PM0.44m				11:12AM0.47m				11:49PM0.41m				12:12PM0.47m				00:42AM0.37m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:00
mm	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	14	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	321	329	299	275	247	247	216	196	173	173	173	153	153	135	117	135	88	88	70	62	56	59	74	44	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 14	N 12	E 14	E 14	N 11	—	N 19	N 19	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	ENE 7	N 15	NE 12
kJ	4	4	4	3	4	4	9	—	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	48	4	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 12	N 16
kJ	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	2	4	4	2	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	N 3	—	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 6	—	N 6	N 7
kJ	305	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	3	—	14	21	37	52	47	62	—	120	154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Matauri Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	19	19	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	31	31	38	19	19	19	19	19	31	243	64	9	12	132	132
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Great Exhibition Bay	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Te Paki Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shag Rock Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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