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Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
N
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
N
1.6
NNE
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)999999888667778889101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)493427328281270227217234243204309198214346408486482552614645904610448379
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
5
SE
10
N
35
N
20
W
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
2.08
10:40PM
1.98
11:12AM
2.12
11:22PM
2.00
11:52AM
2.14
12:04AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.53
4:19AM
0.39
4:52PM
0.47
5:00AM
0.36
5:35PM
0.42
5:42AM
0.36
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset---8:40-------8:40-------8:39----
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
4121-2222121224221---------
Temp. °C212322222121212121212121222322212224222119191919
Feels °C (?)232624242322222121202124252123212222191918181818
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