Ranganunu Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
34
51
65
68
65
27
12
10
14
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
15
26
46
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:55AM2.03m
1:24PM2.01m
1:46AM1.98m
2:20PM1.98m
2:44AM1.94m
3:25PM1.96m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.32m
7:11PM0.49m
7:36AM0.38m
8:11PM0.54m
8:37AM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
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