Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
93
86
58
67
85
83
67
67
73
71
53
53
55
58
59
58
43
43
43
31
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM2.03m
10:07PM2.14m
10:24AM2.06m
10:46PM2.14m
11:06AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.32m
3:47AM0.30m
4:00PM0.31m
4:29AM0.26m
4:42PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
12
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