Ngunguru Bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
58
97
147
163
167
187
142
142
138
117
101
153
143
480
870
970
877
560
545
413
327
389
330
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52PM2.17m
6:07AM2.22m
6:39PM2.23m
6:52AM2.22m
7:24PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.40m
11:44PM0.47m
12:08PM0.35m
00:30AM0.45m
12:51PM0.33m
1:12AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:37
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NE
8
0.2
N
11
0.9
NE
8
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
55
58
97
147
163
167
187
142
142
138
117
101
11
17
10
9
11
9
112
10
20
56
11
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
17
12
17
17
9
7
9
6
11
11
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
10
4
10
4
9
21
21
21
8
8
7
7
2
2
5
5
17
7
6
5
6
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
5
153
143
480
870
970
877
560
545
413
327
389
330
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
77
77
77
66
0
0
8
8
8
8
24
77
73
77
134
77
77
77
134
134
134
134
134
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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