Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 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
18.7° 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 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
341
365
431
439
746
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
702
626
508
436
336
296
234
230
170
170
133
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.80m
00:59AM1.87m
1:09PM1.76m
1:47AM1.84m
1:59PM1.73m
2:40AM1.84m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.58m
6:56AM0.66m
7:02PM0.62m
7:47AM0.66m
7:56PM0.64m
8:40AM0.64m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
6
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.6
N
7
1.4
NE
11
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
256
341
347
236
439
746
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
702
626
508
436
336
296
234
230
170
170
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
1.4
NE
11
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.2
N
11
0.9
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.8
NNW
6
0.3
NW
13
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
11
431
157
92
10
70
9
44
26
18
11
7
6
17
17
7
1
1
2
3
3
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
11
10
10
5
12
9
23
13
5
5
14
3
3
3
3
5
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
149
239
365
1
5
96
110
69
38
6
9
12
12
17
21
16
13
11
7
7
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
570
597
604
9
9
9
9
9
12
9
0
17
24
24
24
38
38
25
17
17
17
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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