Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
48
23
27
16
15
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
12
19
29
33
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM1.93m
5:44PM2.04m
6:09AM1.99m
6:46PM2.12m
7:13AM2.07m
7:43PM2.20m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.45m
11:32PM0.51m
11:55AM0.40m
00:32AM0.43m
12:54PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
11
10
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
8
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