Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
172
90
90
67
48
23
27
16
15
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:35PM1.98m
5:00AM1.93m
5:44PM2.04m
6:09AM1.99m
6:46PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.56m
10:50AM0.45m
11:32PM0.51m
11:55AM0.40m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
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