Ranganunu Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.88° S 173.24° E

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ranganunu Harbour sea temperature is

15.7°C

Ranganunu Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	52	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	43	50	48	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	46	28	28	28
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				8:48AM2.09m				9:06PM2.15m				9:36AM2.14m				9:51PM2.15m					10:20AM2.16m
Low Tide		2:01AM0.32m				2:22PM0.34m				2:48AM0.27m				3:07PM0.33m				3:31AM0.25m				3:50PM0.35m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	52	52	52	51	39	39	39	40	40	40	25	25	19	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	46	28	28	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 9	—	N 16	—	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 15	N 10	N 12	N 14	N 13	N 13	NW 4	NNW 4
kJ	6	2	2	2	2	4	2	—	5	—	43	50	48	13	12	8	4	2	3	4	3	3	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	N 11	—	W 16	N 11	N 10	SE 6	N 10	W 10	—	N 11	N 14	N 14	N 15	—	N 10	N 14	N 10	—	N 16	E 6	N 13	N 13
kJ	2	—	2	—	5	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	4	4	4	—	2	4	2	—	5	1	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WSW 3	WSW 2
kJ	4	4	7	7	11	17	20	22	28	31	—	—	—	24	—	—	8	10	14	11	11	9	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	19	19	38	61	61	19	19	135	119	9	9	9	17	12	12	31	17	17	45	24	31	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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