Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
10
24
34
37
99
159
253
285
295
356
387
383
410
403
443
454
372
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
SW
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:09PM1.99m
8:20AM1.92m
8:49PM2.06m
9:02AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.52m
1:41AM0.55m
1:56PM0.43m
2:24AM0.45m
2:37PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
3
7
3
6
7
4
3
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
14
17
17
10
7
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