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Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Ranganunu Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.9
ENE
2.4
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)888788888991010109999998889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2991725655606161519711415421323521620820322522114546076210711254
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.85
7:38PM
1.79
8:25AM
1.91
8:27PM
1.83
9:10AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.64
1:03PM
0.76
1:21AM
0.60
1:53PM
0.72
2:09AM
0.55
2:39PM
0.66
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:42-------8:42
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-----------------133731
Temp. °C202019192123222118171716192121212019192020191919
Feels °C (?)212120202121191917161716202121212019191919161413
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