Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
39
89
105
95
79
135
80
100
67
68
60
75
60
62
51
45
32
28
19
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:01PM1.99m
2:40AM2.07m
3:02PM1.93m
3:42AM2.02m
4:05PM1.90m
4:40AM2.01m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.38m
8:26AM0.47m
8:43PM0.44m
9:25AM0.49m
9:44PM0.48m
10:23AM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
18
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
16
17
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.9
E
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
40
40
40
39
2
2
2
2
65
5
5
5
68
60
75
60
62
51
45
32
28
19
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
6
6
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
16
16
4
4
4
3
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
4
2
1
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
1
6
3
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
1
89
105
95
79
135
80
100
67
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
12
12
19
24
24
24
19
19
19
19
5
19
19
19
8
8
8
24
17
34
34
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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