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Ranganunu Harbour surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 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
21.2° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)111188888888778888899981099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252417171723556974725656556063616310910910464177217208
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.82
6:46PM
1.78
7:37AM
1.85
7:38PM
1.79
8:25AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.64
12:10PM
0.77
12:30AM
0.64
1:03PM
0.76
1:21AM
0.60
1:53PM
0.72
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:30----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:43-------8:42
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--2212121---------------
Temp. °C222221212223222220191919212221201818171719212222
Feels °C (?)232321212222212221202020212018171717171720212222
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