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Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Ngunguru Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ngunguru Bar sea temperature is
21.9° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ngunguru Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Ngunguru Bar at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Ngunguru Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
3
E
Period(s) (?)111111888777788889999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1930301622379075777799104104941831792222752632872522812401020
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
30
E
40
E
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.94
6:29AM
2.02
6:30PM
1.96
7:17AM
2.08
7:19PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.82
11:42PM
0.67
12:15PM
0.80
12:33AM
0.63
1:05PM
0.76
1:21AM
0.58
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:38----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------22-------------222
Temp. °C222524232120191921232222201717171920212020201918
Feels °C (?)212423222120202021222123201616171818191920171412
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