
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ranganunu Harbour today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ranganunu Harbour at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ranganunu Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 59 | 92 | 160 | 56 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM2.05m | 8:33AM2.02m | 8:55PM2.12m | 9:17AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.41m | 1:53AM0.35m | 2:09PM0.33m | 2:36AM0.25m | 2:53PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NW 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 16 | N 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
25 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 59 | 92 | 160 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 125 | 159 | 159 | 587 | 198 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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