Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 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 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). 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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
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
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
746
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
702
626
545
436
336
296
234
230
170
170
135
121
88
83
82
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
5
NW
10
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM1.87m
1:09PM1.76m
1:47AM1.84m
1:59PM1.73m
2:40AM1.84m
2:54PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.66m
7:02PM0.62m
7:47AM0.66m
7:56PM0.64m
8:40AM0.64m
8:52PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
17
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
11
10
11
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
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
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
439
746
734
778
907
981
1094
1014
904
702
626
545
436
336
296
234
230
170
170
135
121
88
83
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
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
NW
6
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
157
118
96
73
57
40
26
26
11
6
3
17
17
7
1
1
2
2
3
11
11
11
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
9
12
26
23
13
5
5
12
14
3
3
3
3
3
5
11
11
2
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
7
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
110
6
9
9
17
18
16
12
10
6
4
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
0
9
24
24
24
24
38
38
38
17
24
17
12
0
0
0
0
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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