Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is

15.3°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	188	207	207	172	168	165	141	113	111	88	86	84	82	54	52	52	52	52	51	39	40	40	40
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	ENE	N	N	NW	W	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		6:57AM1.96m					7:26PM2.08m				7:56AM2.03m				8:18PM2.13m				8:48AM2.09m				9:06PM2.15m
Low Tide				12:37PM0.42m					1:10AM0.38m				1:32PM0.38m				2:01AM0.32m				2:22PM0.34m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	188	207	207	172	168	165	141	113	111	88	86	84	82	54	52	52	52	52	51	39	40	40	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	NE 12	NW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	W 17	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 9	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	—	3	3	3	2	6	4	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	2	4	2	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	N 12	NW 12	N 12	W 17	W 17	—	N 11	—	W 16	—	N 11	N 11	W 17	—
kJ	6	9	9	2	3	5	5	5	—	3	6	3	6	6	—	2	—	5	—	2	2	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	7	10	17	15	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	19	12	9	0	0	0	15	15	38	38	38	38	38	19	19	61	61	61	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Box	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Graveyards Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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