Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NE
1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)5566666666661313131313121244566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)477610711571292121127664363333163898145166
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.96
6:00AM
1.89
6:33PM
2.00
6:59AM
1.94
7:25PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.52
11:19PM
0.57
11:41AM
0.50
12:16AM
0.52
12:37PM
0.46
1:07AM
0.46
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:20-------6:21----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---32-------------------
Temp. °C171817151414131415151513121211111112141415151515
Feels °C (?)12131211111091010101110910888911111110910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Ranganunu Harbour (light winds from the W at Tokerau Beach wx 12 km from Ranganunu Harbour). 1.7m 5s windswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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1 h 18 min ago

14 km/h
W
Cross-Shore
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