Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
14
14
14
14
13
22
21
21
20
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM1.99m
1:54PM1.92m
2:06AM1.88m
2:46PM1.83m
2:53AM1.79m
3:47PM1.78m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.49m
7:24PM0.64m
7:49AM0.58m
8:17PM0.72m
8:41AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
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