Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is

16.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	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 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 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
Wave Graph
kJ	183	188	188	217	250	183	314	321	338	329	282	282	247	247	216	216	173	173	173	149	131	151	151	80
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				4:08PM2.07m				4:31AM1.93m				5:07PM2.04m				5:36AM1.92m				6:04PM2.04m				6:37AM1.95m
Low Tide	9:11AM0.40m				9:53PM0.45m					10:11AM0.44m				10:52PM0.44m				11:12AM0.47m				11:49PM0.41m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	16	16	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	18	19	19	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	NNE 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
kJ	3	3	3	3	250	183	9	321	338	329	282	282	247	247	216	216	173	173	173	149	131	151	151	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	E 15	—	E 15	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	—	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 10	N 10
kJ	4	4	4	5	12	4	—	4	3	4	4	4	9	—	7	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	—	—	E 16	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17
kJ	2	2	—	—	5	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 5
kJ	183	188	188	217	—	114	314	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	3	2	1	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	38	38	38	19	19	19	19	19	5	5	5	5	5	5	12	19	31	38	31	12	19	9	9	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Moureeses	The Box	Baylys Beach	Twilight Beach	Great Exhibition Bay	Matauri Bay	The Box	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	2	1	3	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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